State House
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.- Type: Public building
- Description: building in Africa
- Also known as: “State House of the Gambia” and “State House, Banjul”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gambia National Museum and Saint Mary’s Anglican Cathedral (Banjul).
Gambia National Museum
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 It is home to historical documents and displays concerning the History of the Gambia. Gambia National Museum is situated 130 metres west of State House.
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 180 metres south of State House.
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 310 metres northwest of State House.
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 State House.
State House
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.45626° or 13° 27′ 23″ northLongitude
-16.57464° or 16° 34′ 29″ westOpen location code
7C55FC4G+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 255643967OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicWikidata ID
Q1788819
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“State House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “甘比亞總統府”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دار الدوله فى جامبيا”
- French: “Chambre d’État”
- German: “State House”
- Hausa: “Gidan Gwamnati, Banjul”
- Hindi: “गाम्बिया का स्टेट हाउस”
- Japanese: “バンジュール州議事堂”
- Russian: “Государственная резиденция (Банжул)”
- Russian: “Государственная резиденция”
- Slovenian: “State House”
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