Bantang Killing
Bantang Killing is a village in North Bank Division, Gambia. Bantang Killing is situated nearby to the village Lamin, as well as near Albreda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maurel Frères Building and Portuguese Chapel of Albreda.
Maurel Frères Building
Museum
Maurel Frères Building is a museum, which is situated 3½ km east of Bantang Killing.
Portuguese Chapel of Albreda
Ruins
Photo: Tjeerd Wiersma, CC BY 2.0.
The Portuguese Chapel of Albreda or just Albreda Chapel, also Portuguese Chapel of San Domingo, is the name given to a Catholic chapel built by Portuguese explorers in the fifteenth century in the area of Albreda which is now a part of the African country of Gambia. Portuguese Chapel of Albreda is situated 3 km southeast of Bantang Killing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lamin and Albreda.
Lamin
Village
Lamin is a town located in the North Bank Division of the Gambia. It should not be confused with the larger city of Lamin located in the Western Division near the national capital, Banjul.
Albreda
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Albreda is a historic settlement in The Gambia on the north bank of the Gambia River, variously described as a 'trading post' or a 'slave fort'. It is located near Jufureh in the North Bank Division and an arch stands on the beach connecting the two places. Albreda is situated 3 km east of Bantang Killing.
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.
Bantang Killing
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: North Bank Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.34479° or 13° 20′ 41″ northLongitude
-16.41283° or 16° 24′ 46″ westOpen location code
7C558HVP+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2674615037OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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