Tanji Village Museum
Tanji Village Museum is a museum in West Coast Division, Gambia. Tanji Village Museum is situated nearby to the village Ghana Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanji and Ghana Town.
Tanji
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Tanji is a fishing village of 15,000 people on the western cost of the Gambia. In Tanji you can view the whole industry from making boats and nets, catching fish, salting, smoking and freezing fish.
Ghana Town
Village
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Ghana Town is a small coastal fishing town in western Gambia. It is located in Kombo North/Saint Mary District in the Western Division. As of 2024, it had an estimated population of approximately 1,500. Ghana Town is situated 7 km northeast of Tanji Village Museum.
Brufut
Brufut is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. The town of Brufut is situated a couple of kilometres inland from the coastal road, but the name Brufut is applied to an area extending from around the town, out to the coast.Tanji Village Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Coast Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.33278° or 13° 19′ 58″ northLongitude
-16.79556° or 16° 47′ 44″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
7C5586M3+4QGeoNames ID
2593775
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