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Kanau Destination Guide

Explore Kanau in Gambia

Kanau in the region of Western is a town in Gambia - some 27 mi or ( 44 km ) South-East of Banjul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kanau

Current time in Kanau is now 02:08 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda, Kaolack, and Dakar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ziguinchor . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kanau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dawda Sanneh.wmv

2:05 min by heleddytywysoges
Views: 1895 Rating: 5.00

A childrens song from Gambia, West Africa ..

Gambia, Jeffurre Kunta Kinte's village

1:19 min by arickuk
Views: 1427 Rating: 0.00

Kunta Kinte village Children greeting us. ..


Roots/Visit To Juffureh & James Island(The Gambia) Part 2

7:49 min by Shaka Zion
Views: 1232 Rating: 5.00

Visit To Juffureh & James Island(Gambia) Place where Kunta Kinteh was born and captured as a slave. Alex Hailey wrote "Roots here. ..

Bijilo Forest & Monkey Park

1:13 min by hejamaan
Views: 678 Rating: 5.00

The guys are feeding the monkeys ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Foni Bintang-Karenai

Foni Bintang-Karenai is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Bintang-Karenai is in the central south of the division, between Foni Kansala and Foni Brefet.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.25 -16.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)

West Coast Division (Gambia)

West Coast Region is one of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital is Brikama.

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Located at 13.25 -16.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Divisions of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)

Foni Brefet

Foni Brefet is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Brefet is in the center of the division, between Kombo East and Foni Bintang-Karenai.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.22 -16.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)

Kunta Kinteh Island

James Island is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the country of the Gambia. On 6 February 2011 it was renamed Kunta Kinteh Island to give the Island a Gambian name. Fort James is located on the island. It is less than two miles from Albreda on the river's northern bank that served a similar purpose for the French.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.32 -16.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1651 establishments, Coastal fortifications, Former British colonies, Former Dutch colonies, Former colonies of Courland, French West Africa, Gambia River, Islands of the Gambia, River islands of Africa, World Heritage Sites in the Gambia

Jufureh

Jufureh, Juffureh or Juffure is a town in the Gambia, located 30 kilometers inland on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank Division near James Island. The town is home to a museum and Fort Jillifree. Jufureh is best known for its appearance in Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. A family claiming to be the descendants of Kunta Kinte still resides here.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.34 -16.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Former colonies of Courland, Gambia River, North Bank Division, Populated places in the Gambia