Gambia Senior Secondary 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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch 22 and King Fahad Mosque in Banjul.

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 22 July 1994, through which Yahya Jammeh and his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council overthrew the democratically elected Gambian government of President Sir Dawda Jawara. Arch 22 is situated 150 metres northeast of Gambia Senior Secondary School.

King Fahad Mosque in Banjul

Mosque

Photo: tjabeljan, CC BY 2.0.

King Fahad Mosque in Banjul is situated 320 metres south of Gambia Senior Secondary School.

Box Bar Stadium

Pitch

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Box Bar Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Banjul, the Gambia. It is used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium for the Gambia national football team until Independence Stadium opened. It was also the home of the Gambian Cup. Box Bar Stadium is situated 410 metres southeast of Gambia Senior Secondary School.

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 Gambia Senior Secondary School.

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 10 km west of Gambia Senior Secondary School.

Gambia Senior Secondary School

Type: School
Description: Gambian school
Category: education
Location: Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.45977° or 13° 27′ 35″ north

Longitude

-16.58365° or 16° 35′ 1″ west

Open location code

7C55FC58+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 255613342

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q1492948

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In Other Languages

From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Gambia Senior Secondary School” goes by many names.

German: “Gambia High School”
German: “Gambia Senior Secondary School”
German: “GSSS”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Gambia Senior Secondary School”
Norwegian: “Gambia Senior Secondary School”

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