The Gambia National Library

Gambia National Library Service Authority is located in , The Gambia on Reg Pye Lane, the road leading to Tobacco Road. The library was originally operated by the British Council till 1946 and was renamed the National Library of The Gambia in 1971.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: national library
  • Also known as: “Gambia National Library” and “National Library of The Gambia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch 22 and Gambia Senior Secondary School.

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commemorative arch on the road into in . It was built in 1996 to mark the military coup d'état of July 22, 1994, through which Yahya Jammeh and his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council overthrew the democratically elected Gambian government of President Dawda Jawara. is situated 290 metres east of The Gambia National Library.

School
The is a school in Box Bar Road, Banjul, Gambia, founded by Wesleyan missionaries. It has educated two leaders of Gambia. is situated 140 metres east of The Gambia National Library.

Mosque
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is situated 370 metres southeast of The Gambia National Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banjul and Essau.

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is the capital of 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.

Village
is a small town in north-western . It is located in District in the . As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 6,670. is situated 7 km northeast of The Gambia National Library.

Town
is a municipality, local government area and district in . It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of , and is governed by Municipal Council. is situated 10 km west of The Gambia National Library.

The Gambia National Library

Latitude
13.45959° or 13° 27′ 35″ north
Longitude
-16.58498° or 16° 35′ 6″ west
Operator
Gambia National Library Services Authority
Open location code
7C55FC58+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255713471
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6974175
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yoruba—“The Gambia National Library” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “St. Joseph’s High School, Gambia”
  • Armenian: “Գամբիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Chinese: “岡比亞國家圖書館”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Gambia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه جامبيا الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Gambio”
  • Finnish: “Gambian kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Gambie”
  • French: “National library. Gambie”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Γκάμπια”
  • Hausa: “Laburare Na Ƙasar Gambia”
  • Japanese: “ガンビア国立図書館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gambias nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Norwegian: “Gambias nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی گامبیا”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Gambii”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Гамбии”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Гамбије”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Gambia”
  • Spanish: “National Library of The Gambia”
  • Yoruba: “Ilé-Ìkàwé orílẹ̀ èdè Gambia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National Assembly of the Gambia and staint augustine football field.

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