Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center, Serekunda

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Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center is a 14,000 square meters conference center in The Gambia, located in Kombo North/Saint Mary. The project began in 2017 and inaugurated in January 2020. The construction of the part was controversial because it the construction removed important land from the Bijilo Forest Park, a popular tourist location and natural space home to endangered Western red colobus monkeys. ()

Coordinates: 13°26'14"N, 16°43'27"W

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Serekunda The Gambia

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Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kachikally Crocodile Pool, Pipeline Mosque, Kanifing District, Fajara.

4.4 miNE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Museum
Kachikally Crocodile Pool, Serekunda
113 min walk • 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.
3 miNE
Mosque
Pipeline Mosque, Serekunda
76 min walk • The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia.
3.6 miE
Area
Kanifing District, Serekunda
92 min walk • Kanifing is a town in the Gambia, and lies immediately west of the capital city of Banjul. The Kanifing Local Government Area has the largest population of any of the administrative districts in Gambia.
2.9 miNE
Neighbourhood
Fajara, Serekunda
75 min walk • 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.
3.9 miNE
Town, Area
Bakau, Serekunda
100 min walk • 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.
1.9 miSE
Town, Area
Sukuta, Serekunda
49 min walk • Sukuta is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census.
4.2 miS
Park
Salagi Forest Park, Serekunda
108 min walk • Salagi Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 262 hectares. It is located in the west of the country, at an altitude of 26 meters.
5.8 miSE
National park
Abuko Nature Reserve
149 min walk • Visitors to Abuko Nature Reserve can explore the winding trails that meander through the dense forest, providing opportunities to observe a variety of bird species, monkeys, and other small mammals in their natural habitat.
6.9 miSW
National park
Tanji Bird Reserve
176 min walk • The Tanji Bird Reserve is a bird reserve in The Gambia. Established in 1993, it covers an area of 612 hectares. It is also known as Karinti, the Tanji River Reserve or the Tanji National Park.
3.8 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Independence Stadium, Serekunda
97 min walk • 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 40,000 people.
7 miSW
Town
Tanji
180 min walk • One of the main attractions in Tanji is its bustling fish market, where visitors can witness the daily activities of the local fishermen as they bring in their fresh catch. The sight of colorful fishing boats bobbing in the turquoise waters and the sound of seagulls...