CFAO Building
CFAO Building is a building in North Bank Division, Gambia. CFAO Building is situated nearby to the ruins Portuguese Chapel of Albreda, as well as near grassland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portuguese Chapel of Albreda and Maurel Frères Building.
Portuguese Chapel of Albreda
Ruins
Photo: Tjeerd Wiersma, CC BY 2.0.
The Portuguese Chapel of Albreda or just Albreda Chapel, also Portuguese Chapel of San Domingo, is the name given to a Catholic chapel built by Portuguese explorers in the fifteenth century in the area of Albreda which is now a part of the African country of Gambia. Portuguese Chapel of Albreda is situated 150 metres west of CFAO Building.
Maurel Frères Building
Museum
Maurel Frères Building is a museum, which is situated 360 metres northeast of CFAO Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albreda and Juffureh.
Albreda
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Albreda is a historic settlement in The Gambia on the north bank of the Gambia River, variously described as a 'trading post' or a 'slave fort'. It is located near Jufureh in the North Bank Division and an arch stands on the beach connecting the two places.
Juffureh
Juffureh is a small town in the Gambia on the North Bank of the Gambia River, most famous as the reputed origin of Alex Haley's ancestor Kunta Kinte, as described in Haley's novel Roots.
Lamin
Village
Lamin is a town located in the North Bank Division of the Gambia. It should not be confused with the larger city of Lamin located in the Western Division near the national capital, Banjul. Lamin is situated 6 km west of CFAO Building.
CFAO Building
- Type: Building
- Description: part of a World Heritage site in the Gambia
- Location: North Bank Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.33342° or 13° 20′ 0″ northLongitude
-16.38389° or 16° 23′ 2″ westOpen location code
7C558JM8+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 261707000OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q65894816
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include grassland and Kunta Kinteh Island.
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