Kanifing

Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in . It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of , and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 17,200 residents
  • Description: district of the Gambia
  • Also known as: “Kanifeng” and “Kanifing District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Pipeline Mosque.

Stadium
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics, concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main mosque of , .

School
is a French international school in , , in the metropolitan area. It serves levels preschool through première; classes use the National Centre for Distance Education beginning in sixième.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Serekunda and Fajara.

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, .

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 2½ km northwest of Kanifing.

Suburb
Photo: N3ddo!, CC BY 2.0.
is a town on the Atlantic coast of , west of Gambia's capital city of . It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point. is situated 2½ km north of Kanifing.

Kanifing

Latitude
13.45377° or 13° 27′ 14″ north
Longitude
-16.67482° or 16° 40′ 29″ west
Population
17,200
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
7C55F83G+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2189917788
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2413106
Wiki­data ID
Q1762211
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Satellite Map

Discover Kanifing from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Kanifing” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Канифинг”
  • Cebuano: “Kanifing”
  • Chinese: “卡尼芬县”
  • Chinese: “卡尼芬縣”
  • Dutch: “Kanifing District”
  • French: “Kanifing”
  • Georgian: “კანიფინგი”
  • German: “Kanifing”
  • Italian: “Kanifing”
  • Japanese: “カニフィング”
  • Japanese: “カニフィング行政区”
  • Macedonian: “Канифинг”
  • Mingrelian: “კანიფინგი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kanifing”
  • Portuguese: “Kanifing”
  • Russian: “Канифинг”
  • Spanish: “distrito de Kanifing”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Kanifing”
  • Swedish: “Kanifing”
  • Ukrainian: “Каніфінґ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kanifing and Kanifing Housing Estate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include international online university and Court.

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