Maurel Frères Building
Maurel Frères Building is a museum in North Bank Division, Gambia. Maurel Frères Building is situated nearby to the village Albreda, as well as near CFAO Building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portuguese Chapel of Albreda and Ruins of San Domingo.
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 440 metres southwest of Maurel Frères Building.
Ruins of San Domingo
Ruins
Ruins of San Domingo is situated 410 metres northwest of Maurel Frères Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Juffureh and Albreda.
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.
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.
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 Maurel Frères Building.
Maurel Frères Building
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Africa
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: North Bank Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.33632° or 13° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
-16.38236° or 16° 22′ 57″ westOpen location code
7C558JP9+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 263257171OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1590899
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In Other Languages
“Maurel Frères Building” goes by many names.
- German: “Gebäude von Maurel Frères”
- German: “Juffure Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include grassland and Kunta Kinteh Island.
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