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.
  • Town with about 17,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
  • Description: district of the Gambia
  • Also known as
    “Kanifeng”
    “Kanifing District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Pipeline Mosque.
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Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in , Gambia.
School
is a French international…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Serekunda and Fajara.
is a major city and the largest metropolitan area in .
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Suburb
is a coastal suburb of in . is situated 2½ km northwest of Kanifing.
Suburb
is a town on the Atlantic coast of , west of Gambia's capital city of . is situated 2½ km north of Kanifing.
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Latitude
13.45377° or 13° 27′ 14″ north
Longitude
-16.67482° or 16° 40′ 29″ west
Open location code
7C55F83G+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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”
  • Swedish: “Kanifing”
  • Ukrainian: “Каніфінґ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kanifing and Kanifing Housing Estate.

Notable Places Nearby

“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”

Gambia: Highlights

Learn more about Serekunda and Kunta Kinteh Island.