Kololi

Kololi is a resort town on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean that is located near Serrekunda, The Gambia. It is surrounded by the Bijilo Forest. The primary hotels are located on "The Strip" which is a short road leading to the beach and the hotels of Senegambia and the Kairaba.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center and Bijilo Forest Park.

Convention center
is a 14,000-square-metre conference center in , located in . The project began in 2017 and inaugurated in January 2020.

Nature reserve
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, often known as Monkey Park, is a forest park in , lying in the coastal zone about 11 km west of the .

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main mosque of , . is situated 4 km northeast of Kololi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sukuta and Fajara.

Town
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town located in the Western Division of . It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census. is situated 3 km south of Kololi.

Suburb
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
is a coastal suburb of in . It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of The Gambia; Patricia Aslup, a former US Ambassador; and was formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of The Gambia and the first President of The Gambia. is situated 4 km northeast of Kololi.

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major city and the largest metropolitan area in . It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, on the Gambia River, near the capital, .

Kololi

Latitude
13.44043° or 13° 26′ 26″ north
Longitude
-16.71557° or 16° 42′ 56″ west
Population
8,710
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
7C55C7RM+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 495130151
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2412855
Wiki­data ID
Q1234936
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Kololi” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “科洛里”
  • Dutch: “Kololi”
  • Esperanto: “Kololi”
  • Finnish: “Kololi”
  • French: “Kololi”
  • Fulah: “Kololi”
  • German: “Kololi”
  • Italian: “Kololi”
  • Persian: “کلولی، گامبیا”
  • Persian: “کلولی”
  • Polish: “Kololi”
  • Romanian: “Kololi”
  • Russian: “Кололи”
  • Ukrainian: “Кололі”
  • Urdu: “کولوولی”

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