Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Name: Stade du 28 Septembre
Address: Conakry, Guinea

#14 among attractions in Conakry

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Stade du 28 Septembre is a multi-purpose stadium in Conakry, Guinea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. ()

Local name: Stade du 28-Septembre Capacity: 25 thous.Coordinates: 9°32'46"N, 13°40'23"W

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Conakry Guinea

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Stade du 28 Septembre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palais du Peuple, Sandervalia National Museum, Marché du Niger, Grand Mosque of Conakry.

2.3 miSW
Palace
Palais du Peuple, Conakry
58 min walk • The Palais du Peuple is a venue for important events in Conakry, Guinea. In 2008, the building underwent serious renovations prior to celebrations for Guinea's 50th anniversary of independence.
3.8 miSW
Museum
Sandervalia National Museum, Conakry
96 min walk • The Sandervalia National Museum is the national museum of Guinea, situated in the capital, Conakry. Most of the rooms are empty, but it contains a limited display of traditional objects from different regions of Guinea, as well as objects and statues from the colonial era.
3.4 miSW
Shopping, Market
Marché du Niger, Conakry
87 min walk • Marché du Niger is a market in Conakry, Guinea, slightly smaller than the other main market in the city, Marché Madina. It sells fruit and vegetables and according to Lonely Planet has a problem with pickpocketing.
1.2 miSW
Mosque
Grand Mosque of Conakry, Conakry
30 min walk • The Conakry Grand Mosque is a mosque in Conakry, Guinea, located east of the Conakry Botanical Garden and beside the Donka Hospital. The mosque was built under Ahmed Sékou Touré with funding from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1982. It is the fourth largest mosque in Africa and the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa.
3.2 miSW
Museum
National Archives of Guinea, Conakry
82 min walk • The National Archives of Guinea were established in the 1960s after the country gained its independence. They have been moved three times since then and are currently situated in the capital city of Conakry.
2.1 miSW
Memorial
Monument du 22 Novembre 1970, Conakry
53 min walk • The Monument du 22 Novembre 1970 is a monument in Conakry, Guinea that celebrates the defeat of the attempted coup led by Portuguese troops in 1970, named Operation Green Sea. On 21 November 1970 a group of Portuguese troops assisted by Guinean fighters invaded Conakry from the sea in an attempt to overthrow the Touré regime.
3.9 miSW
Palace, Forts and castles
Presidential Palace, Conakry
100 min walk • The Sekhoutoureah Presidential Palace in Conakry, Guinea is the official residence of the President of Guinea. The Palais Presidentiel Sekhoutoureah is behind the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie.
3.8 miSW
Church
St. Mary's Cathedral, Conakry
97 min walk • The Cathédrale Sainte-Marie is an important place of Christian worship in Conakry, Guinea. The yellow and red building is of considerable architectural interest. Monseigneur Raymond René Lérouge laid the foundation stone of the Cathedral in 1928.
0.5 miSE
Shopping, Market
Marché Madina, Conakry
13 min walk • Marché Medina is a market in Conakry, Guinea and one of the largest markets in West Africa. The market was the scene of the Guinean Market Women's Revolt in 1977 that marketed a turning point in the country's economic history and was celebrated as a national holiday following the end of President Ahmed Sékou Touré regime.
1.7 miSW
Bridge
8 November Bridge, Conakry
45 min walk • The 8 November Bridge is a bridge in Conakry, Guinea. It has strategic significance, given that the bridge cuts the Central Business District off from the rest of the city. During coups the bridge has played an important role. The bridge was built in the 1960s and demolished on 10 March 2012.
6.3 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry
160 min walk • General Lansana Conté Stadium is a new multi-use stadium in Conakry, Guinea. It was completed in 2011, it is used mostly for football and athletics competitions and it hosts some home matches for the Guinea national football team.