Kololi Beach

Kololi Beach is a beach in Gambia. Kololi Beach is situated nearby to the suburb Senegambia, as well as near Kotu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center and Bijilo Forest Park.

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center

Convention center

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center is a 14,000-square-metre conference center in The Gambia, located in Kombo North/Saint Mary. The project began in 2017 and inaugurated in January 2020.

Bijilo Forest Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bijilo Forest Park, often known as Monkey Park, is a forest park in the Gambia, lying in the coastal zone about 11 km west of Banjul the Kombo Saint Mary District. Bijilo Forest Park is situated 3 km south of Kololi Beach.

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 3½ km east of Kololi Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kololi and Fajara.

Kololi

Suburb

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Kololi 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.

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. Fajara is situated 3½ km northeast of Kololi Beach.

Sukuta

Town

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Sukuta is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census. Sukuta is situated 4½ km south of Kololi Beach.

Kololi Beach

Latitude

13.45466° or 13° 27′ 17″ north

Longitude

-16.71902° or 16° 43′ 9″ west

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

7C55F73J+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 261618608

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

8643088

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