Bakau Football Field
Bakau Football Field is a pitch in Banjul, Gambia. Bakau Football Field is situated nearby to the government office Honorary Consulate of South Africa, as well as near Delegation of the European Union.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Independence Stadium and Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.
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. Independence Stadium is situated 680 metres south of Bakau Football Field.
Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
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.
Embassy of the United States, Banjul
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embassy of the United States, Banjul is a government office, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Bakau Football Field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakau and Fajara.
Bakau
Suburb
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.
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.
Bakau Football Field
- Type: Pitch
- Categories: recreation area, football, and sports location
- Location: Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.47485° or 13° 28′ 29″ northLongitude
-16.67879° or 16° 40′ 44″ westOpen location code
7C55F8FC+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1420210086OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=soccer
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