Basiru Jawara Mosque

Basiru Jawara Mosque is a mosque in , which is located on Sayerjobe Avenue. Basiru Jawara Mosque is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the nature reserve .
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Address: Sayerjobe Avenue, Sukuta

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bijilo Forest Park and Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center.

Nature reserve
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, often known as Monkey Park, is a forest park in , lying in the coastal zone about 11 km west of the . is situated 3 km northwest of Basiru Jawara Mosque.

Convention center
is a 14,000-square-metre conference center in , located in . The project began in 2017 and inaugurated in January 2020. is situated 3 km northwest of Basiru Jawara Mosque.

Nature reserve
is a forest park in . Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 262 hectares. It is located in the west of the country, at an altitude of 26 meters. is situated 4 km south of Basiru Jawara Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sukuta and Kololi.

Town
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town located in the Western Division of . It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census.

Suburb
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a resort town on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean that is located near Serrekunda, The Gambia. It is surrounded by the Bijilo Forest. The primary hotels are located on "The Strip" which is a short road leading to the beach and the hotels of Senegambia and the Kairaba. is situated 3 km north of Basiru Jawara Mosque.

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major city and the largest metropolitan area in . It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, on the Gambia River, near the capital, .

Basiru Jawara Mosque

Latitude
13.41438° or 13° 24′ 52″ north
Longitude
-16.70739° or 16° 42′ 27″ west
Open location code
7C55C77V+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255913125
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
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