Juffureh
Juffureh is a small town in the Gambia on the North Bank of the Gambia River, most famous as the reputed origin of Alex Haley's ancestor Kunta Kinte, as described in Haley's novel Roots.
- Village with about 410 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (80 feet)
- …is also known as “Jufureh”
- Description: place in North Bank Division, The Gambia
Places of Interest
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Portuguese Chapel of Albreda
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albreda.
Juffureh
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Latitude
13.3382° or 13° 20′ 18″ north
Longitude
-16.3815° or 16° 22′ 53″ west
Open location code
7C558JQ9+7C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Juffureh” goes by many names.
JuffurehCatalan
JufurehCebuano
珠富雷Chinese
JuffureDutch
JufurehFulah
ג׳ופרהHebrew
JufurehIndonesian
JufurehIrish
JufurehItalian
ジュフレJapanese
JuffureNorwegian Nynorsk
جعفرهPersian
جعفره، گامبیاPersian
جوفورهPersian
Fort JillifreePolish
JillifreePolish
JillifriPolish
JuffurePolish
JuffurehPolish
JufurehPolish
JufuriPolish
JurufehPolish
JufurehRomanian
JuffureSwedish
جوفورےUrdu
Localities in the Area
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Gambia: Highlights
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