Gambia National Museum
The National Museum of The Gambia is a Gambian cultural museum located in Banjul. It is home to historical documents and displays concerning the History of the Gambia.- Type: Museum
- Description: prehistory, culture, history, and natural history museum in Banjul, the Gambia in the city center
- Also known as: “The Gambia National Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State House and Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital.
State House
Public building
The State House is the official residence of the president of the Gambia. It was built in colonial days and was the residence of the British governor of the Gambia. State House is situated 130 metres east of Gambia National Museum.
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital is a tertiary referral hospital in Banjul, the capital city of The Gambia. It is the largest hospital in the country, originally founded by British colonialists in 1853. Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital is situated 230 metres northwest of Gambia National Museum.
Saint Mary’s Anglican Cathedral (Banjul)
Church
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Mary’s Anglican Cathedral (Banjul) is a church, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Gambia National Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Essau.
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 6 km northeast of Gambia National Museum.
Gambia National Museum
- Categories: national museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.45598° or 13° 27′ 22″ northLongitude
-16.57579° or 16° 34′ 33″ westOpen location code
7C55FC4F+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 255612670OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1967468
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Gambia National Museum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գամբիայի Ազգային թանգարան”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی نەتەوەییی گامبیا”
- Chinese: “冈比亚国家博物馆”
- Chinese: “甘比亞國家博物館”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف جامبيا الوطنى”
- Esperanto: “Gambia Nacia Muzeo”
- French: “Musée national de Gambie”
- German: “National Museum (Gambia)”
- German: “National Museum”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na Gaimbia”
- Korean: “감비아 국립박물관”
- Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Gambii”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de Gambia”
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Highlights include The Quadrangle and Ministry of Agriculture Gambia.
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