Ampaya

Ampaya is a locality in Banjul, Gambia. Ampaya is situated nearby to the suburb Latri Kunda, as well as near the locality Bakau Kunku.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pipeline Mosque and Independence Stadium.

Pipeline Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia.

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.

École Française de Banjul

School

École Française de Banjul is a French international school in Bakau, The Gambia, in the Banjul metropolitan area. It serves levels preschool through première; classes use the National Centre for Distance Education beginning in sixième.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanifing and Fajara.

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

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.

Serekunda

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Serekunda is a major city and the largest metropolitan area in The Gambia. It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, on the Gambia River, near the capital, Banjul.

Ampaya

Type: Locality
Location: Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.4525° or 13° 27′ 9″ north

Longitude

-16.69083° or 16° 41′ 27″ west

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

7C55F835+2M

GeoNames ID

2413964

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