Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Museum & Crocodile Pool
- Also known as: “Kachikally Crocodile Pool”
- Address: Bakau
Places of Interest
Highlights include Independence Stadium and Embassy of the United States, Banjul.
Independence Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
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.
Embassy of the United States, Banjul
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embassy of the United States, Banjul is a government office.
Pipeline Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia. Pipeline Mosque is situated 2½ km southwest of Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakau and Fajara.
Bakau
Suburb
Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point.
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.
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. Kanifing is situated 2½ km south of Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.
Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
- Categories: museum, place of worship, and tourism
- Location: Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.47653° or 13° 28′ 36″ northLongitude
-16.67256° or 16° 40′ 21″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
7C55F8GG+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 364163425OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Twi—“Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی کاشیکالی و حەوزی تیمساح”
- Ga: “Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool”
- German: “Kachikally Museum”
- German: “Kachikally”
- Hausa: “Gidan kayan gargajiya na Kachikall da gulbin ninkaya na kada”
- Spanish: “Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool”
- Swedish: “Crocodile pool”
- Swedish: “Kachikali”
- Twi: “Kachikally dɛnkyɛm ɔtare”
- Twi: “Kachikally Tete Nneɛma Akorae ne Dɛnkyɛm Ɔtare”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Bakau and Garden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kachikally Crocodile Pool and Mosque.
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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 “Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool”. Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.