Arch 22 Museum

Arch 22 Museum is a museum in Gambia. Arch 22 Museum is situated nearby to the public building Parade grandstand, as well as near the government office Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch 22 and The Gambia National Library.

Arch 22

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arch 22 is a commemorative arch on the road into Banjul in the Gambia. It was built in 1996 to mark the military coup d'état of July 22, 1994, through which Yahya Jammeh and his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council overthrew the democratically elected Gambian government of President Dawda Jawara.

The Gambia National Library

Library

Gambia National Library Service Authority is located in Banjul, The Gambia on Reg Pye Lane, the road leading to Tobacco Road. The library was originally operated by the British Council till 1946 and was renamed the National Library of The Gambia in 1971. The Gambia National Library is situated 280 metres west of Arch 22 Museum.

Gambia Senior Secondary School

School

The Gambia Senior Secondary School is a school in Box Bar Road, Banjul, Gambia, founded by Wesleyan missionaries. It has educated two leaders of Gambia. Gambia Senior Secondary School is situated 140 metres west of Arch 22 Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banjul and Essau.

Banjul

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Banjul is the capital of Gambia and its fourth largest city. The city is on an island, which has constrained its size - its population is only 31,000. Consequently much of the population now is based on the mainland between the airport and the city.

Essau

Village

Essau is a small town in north-western Gambia. It is located in Lower Niumi District in the North Bank Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 6,670. Essau is situated 7 km northeast of Arch 22 Museum.

Arch 22 Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.46022° or 13° 27′ 37″ north

Longitude

-16.5825° or 16° 34′ 57″ west

Open location code

7C55FC69+32

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2563046459

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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