Fajara War Memorial

Fajara War Memorial is a cemetery in Banjul, Gambia. Fajara War Memorial is situated nearby to Independence Stadium, as well as near the suburb Bakau.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Pipeline Mosque.

Independence Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Annatto, Public domain.

Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, 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. Independence Stadium is situated 600 metres northeast of Fajara War Memorial.

Pipeline Mosque

Mosque

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The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia. Pipeline Mosque is situated 1 km south of Fajara War Memorial.

Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool

Museum

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals. Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool is situated 1½ km northeast of Fajara War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajara and Bakau.

Fajara

Suburb

Photo: Annatto, Public domain.

Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia. 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.

Bakau

Suburb

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Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point.

Kanifing

Town

Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul, and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council.

Fajara War Memorial

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.46667° or 13° 28′ north

Longitude

-16.68333° or 16° 41′ west

Elevation

17 metres (56 feet)

Open location code

7C55F888+MM

GeoNames ID

2413526

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