Bijilo Forest Park

Bijilo Forest Park, often known as Monkey Park, is a forest park in , lying in the coastal zone about 11 km west of the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: protected area
  • Also known as: “Bijilo Monkey Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center.

Convention center
is a 14,000-square-metre conference center in , located in . The project began in 2017 and inaugurated in January 2020.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kololi and Sukuta.

Suburb
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a resort town on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean that is located near Serrekunda, The Gambia. It is surrounded by the Bijilo Forest. The primary hotels are located on "The Strip" which is a short road leading to the beach and the hotels of Senegambia and the Kairaba.

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.

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.

Bijilo Forest Park

Latitude
13.43153° or 13° 25′ 54″ north
Longitude
-16.72855° or 16° 43′ 43″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Inception
1982
Open location code
7C55C7JC+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166695422
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2413787
Wiki­data ID
Q859906
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Satellite Map

Discover Bijilo Forest Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bijilo Forest Park” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محمية بيجيلو”
  • Catalan: “Bijilo National Park”
  • Catalan: “Bijilo”
  • Catalan: “Parc de Bijilo”
  • Catalan: “Parc Nacional de Bijilo”
  • Dutch: “Bijilo Forest Park”
  • French: “Bijilo Forest Park”
  • Ga: “Bijilo Forest Park”
  • German: “Bijilo Forest Park”
  • Hausa: “Gandun Dajin Bijilo”
  • Persian: “پارک جنگلی بیجیلو”
  • Swahili: “Hifadhi ya Misitu ya Bijilo”
  • Twi: “Bijilo Kwae Mmoa Yɛmmea”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний парк ‘Біджіло’”
  • Urdu: “بیجیلو فاریسٹ پارک”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kerr Serign and Bijilo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include International Trypanotolerance Centre and Kololi Beach Resort (Pool 1).

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