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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.

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.

Museum
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of , Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital . It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Serekunda and Bakau.

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: 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.

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 6 km southwest of Kanifing.

Kanifing

Latitude
13.4564° or 13° 27′ 23″ north
Longitude
-16.6784° or 16° 40′ 42″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7C55F84C+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1312515742
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2413107
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Kanifing” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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