Fajara

Fajara 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.
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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 , .

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakau and 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.

Town
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 Municipal Council. is situated 2½ km southeast of 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, .

Fajara

Latitude
13.46898° or 13° 28′ 8″ north
Longitude
-16.6914° or 16° 41′ 29″ west
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
7C55F895+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 494766563
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2413527
Wiki­data ID
Q1393605
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Satellite Map

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

From Catalan to Urdu—“Fajara” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fajara”
  • Chinese: “法加洛”
  • Chinese: “馬拉加（甘比亞）”
  • Chinese: “马拉加（冈比亚）”
  • Danish: “Fajara”
  • Dutch: “Fajara”
  • French: “Fajara”
  • German: “Fajara”
  • Hebrew: “פג’ארה”
  • Japanese: “ファジャラ”
  • Persian: “فجارا، گامبیا”
  • Persian: “فجارا”
  • Ukrainian: “Фаджара”
  • Urdu: “فاجارا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fajara Roundabout and Bakau New Town and Fajara.

Notable Places Nearby

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