Old Bakau

Old Bakau is a neighborhood in Gambia. Old Bakau is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bakau New Town, as well as near the locality Bakau Women’s Garden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool and Independence Stadium.

Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool

Museum

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

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 3 km southwest of Old Bakau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakau and Fajara.

Bakau

Suburb

Photo: N3ddo!, CC BY 2.0.

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. Fajara is situated 2½ km southwest of Old Bakau.

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 3 km south of Old Bakau.

Old Bakau

Type: Neighborhood
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.48033° or 13° 28′ 49″ north

Longitude

-16.67181° or 16° 40′ 19″ west

Open location code

7C55F8JH+47

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3741444448

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

Q2018288

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Old Bakau” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Old Bakau”
German: “Bakau Wasulun Kunda”
German: “Old Bakau”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bakau New Town and Bakau Women’s Garden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mosque and National Botanic Garden.

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