Kachikally Crocodile Pool

The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Pipeline Mosque.

Independence Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Annatto, Public domain.

Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics, concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people. Independence Stadium is situated 1 km southwest of Kachikally Crocodile Pool.

Pipeline Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia. Pipeline Mosque is situated 2½ km southwest of Kachikally Crocodile Pool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakau and Fajara.

Bakau

Suburb

Photo: N3ddo!, CC BY 2.0.

Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point.

Fajara

Suburb

Photo: Annatto, Public domain.

Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia. It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of The Gambia; Patricia Aslup, a former US Ambassador; and was formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of The Gambia and the first President of The Gambia.

Kanifing

Town

Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul, and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council. Kanifing is situated 2½ km south of Kachikally Crocodile Pool.

Kachikally Crocodile Pool

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: Bakau
Category: tourism
Location: Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.47663° or 13° 28′ 36″ north

Longitude

-16.67252° or 16° 40′ 21″ west

Open location code

7C55F8GG+MX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 418535325

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=animal

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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