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What to See in Serekunda - Top Sights and Attractions

Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Serekunda (The Gambia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Kachikally Crocodile Pool, Pipeline Mosque, and Fajara. Also, be sure to include Bakau in your itinerary.

Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Serekunda (Banjul).

Kachikally Crocodile Pool

Tourist attraction in Bakau, The Gambia
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Tourist attraction in Bakau, The Gambia. 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. The others are Folonko in Kombo South and Berending on the north bank.[1]

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Pipeline Mosque

Mosque in Serekunda, The Gambia
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Mosque in Serekunda, The Gambia. The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia.[2]

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Fajara

Fajara
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Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia.

It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of the Gambia, the former US Ambassador, and 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. The Medical Research Council is located within a fenced complex on Atlantic Boulevard. There is also a large military camp.[3]

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Bakau

Town in Gambia
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Town in Gambia. 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. Bakau is the first major suburb outside Banjul and the most developed town in the Gambia. Close to Bakau and Banjul is Gambia's largest city, Serekunda.[4]

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Sukuta

Town in Gambia
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Town in Gambia. Sukuta is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census.[5]

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Tanbi Wetland Complex

Tanbi Wetland Complex
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Tanbi Wetland Complex is a wetland reserve in the Gambia outside of Banjul which was established in 2001.[6]

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