Abuko Nature Reserve
Abuko National Park is a nature reserve in the Gambia lying south of the town of Abuko. It is a popular tourist attraction and was the country's first designated wildlife reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abuko and Yundum.
Abuko
Town
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abuko is a town in the West Coast Division of the Gambia, five miles southwest of the capital Banjul. It is located in the district of Kombo North/Saint Mary to the north of Banjul International Airport and Abuko Nature Reserve.
Yundum
Yundum is a small town in Gambia, south of the capital, Banjul. It is situated adjacent to the country's international airport. The only airport in Gambia is at Yundum, built in World War II.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.
Abuko Nature Reserve
- Type: Forest
- Description: protected area
- Categories: protected area, nature reserve, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: West Coast Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.38991° or 13° 23′ 24″ northLongitude
-16.65215° or 16° 39′ 8″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
7C5598QX+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 110043106OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Abuko Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Abuko Parke Nazionala”
- Catalan: “Abuko Nature Reserve”
- Catalan: “Abuko”
- Catalan: “Parc d’Abuko”
- Catalan: “Reserva de la Natura d’Abuko”
- Catalan: “Reserva natural d’Abuko”
- Cebuano: “Abuko Nature Reserve”
- Dutch: “Abuko Nature Reserve”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محمية ابوكو الطبيعيه”
- French: “Abuko Nature Reserve”
- French: “Parc national d’Abuko”
- Ga: “Abuko Nature Reserve”
- German: “Abuko Nature Reserve”
- German: “Abuko-Naturschutzgebiet”
- Hausa: “Gandun dajin na Abuko”
- Italian: “abuko nature park”
- Japanese: “アブコ自然保護区”
- Persian: “ذخیرهگاه طبیعی ابوکو”
- Swahili: “Hifadhi ya Mazingira ya Abuko”
- Swedish: “Abuko Nature Reserve”
- Twi: “Abuko Ɔman Mmoa Yɛmmea”
- Urdu: “ابوکو قدرتی محفوظ مقام”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abuko police station and Lamin Babylon garage.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Abuko Nature Reserve”. Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.