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  GAMBIA - LoveToKnow Article on GAMBIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Gambia, especially in its lower course, is very serpentine, and although the distance from the source to the mouth of the river is little more than 300 m.
The Gambia was one of the rivers passed by Hanno the Carthaginian in his famous voyage along the west coast of Africa.
The Portuguese visited the Gambia in the 15th century, and in the beginning of the 16th century were trading in the lower river.
44.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GA/GAMBIA.htm   (5243 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : The Gambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Gambia was once part of the Empire of Ghana and the Songhai Empire.
The Gambia withdrew from the confederation in 1989.
The Gambia is a very small and narrow country with the border based on the Gambia River.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /The_Gambia   (1436 words)

  
 About Gambia and Relative Websites
The democratic tradition of The Gambia was briefly interrupted in July, 1981 with an abortive attempt to overthrow the government by the then paramilitary Field Force.
A major milestone in The Gambia's political history was the overthrow of the Jawara government in July, 1994, by young, and junior officers of the Gambian military which had been built up by Jawara himself.
Gambia Tourist Support www.gambiatouristsupport.com - is a non profit UK organization that aims to provide link between people intending to visit The Gambia and the Gambian hosts, who can provide them with support.
www.gambia.dk /gam.html   (4500 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In The Gambia, as in many African societies, the individual is conceived of as an integral part of the entire community; identity depends on his or her role, status and relations within society.
In The Gambia, as in many African societies, the individual is conceived of as an integral part of the entire community whose identity depends on his or her role, status and relations within society.
Traditionally, in The Gambia, many girls are married at their secondary school level and some that are not married early are sexually active and are thus exposed to the risks of contracting sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies.
www.unicef.org /media/files/gambia_report.doc   (18527 words)

  
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but at the ferry terminal in barra the trip came to an end for today: there were too many other trucks waiting for the last ferry to banjul.
barra didn´t look all too apealing, so we decided to drive a bit out of town and try find a place to camp on the side of the road.
at the police checkpoint out of barra, however, the officers offered us to use their campment in town to spend the night.
www.contrast.cx /diary/detail.php3?id=88&last=952   (362 words)

  
 Banjul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is located on St Mary's Island (or Banjul Island) where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean.
Banjul is the main urban area of The Gambia and holds the country's economic and administrative center.
Peanut processing is the country's principal industry, but bee's wax, palm wood, palm oil, and skins and hides are also shipped from its port.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Banjul   (275 words)

  
 GAMBIA - Online Information article about GAMBIA
Warwick, for trade with the Gambia and the Gold Coast.
Timbuktu, then believed to be a great mart for gold, which reached the lower Gambia in considerable quantities.
exchange of possessions was effected and the lower Gambia became a purely British river.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GAG_GEO/GAMBIA.html   (3989 words)

  
 Gambia Information
Although The Gambia is one of the smallest countries in Africa there are many interesting places to visit.
On the coast, The Gambia experiences only small fluctuations in temperature from winter to summer; however from July to October the humidity level is high as the tropical sun will be punctuated by short but spectacular showers.
There is a wide variety of restaurants in The Gambia ranging from casual beach bars to formal gourmet dining, serving a range of cuisine from Italian to Lebanese.
www.gambia.co.uk /docs/about_the_gambia/know_before_you_go/faqs.aspx   (2160 words)

  
 Books For Gambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Banjul, the capital, is on the southern side of the mouth of the River Gambia.
Barra and Jufureh (made famous by the movie Roots) are on the opposite bank from Banjul.
The population of The Gambia is estimated to be just over one million people.
www.tcnj.edu /~szcarrol/gambiaabout.html   (97 words)

  
 Gambia 1995
2 at Yundum on 21/11, 1 at Banjul and 1 at Barra on 22/11, 2 at Tanji on 24/11, 1 at Tendaba airfield on 26/11 and 1 at Yundum airport on 30/11.
2 at Barra on 1/12, c30 were at the Bund Road on 23/11 and 1 was offshore at Kotu on 30/11.
Juveniles were at Barra fort on 22/11 and in the Abuko extension on 29/11.
www.bubo.org /trips/gambia01.htm   (6830 words)

  
 Gambia GTS on The river Gambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The river is "The Gambia", quite literally, the country exists as a small land area to either side of the river.
There are boat trips and fishing excursions, but too little is now made of the river in tourist terms, there are moves at the end of 1999 to increase the river's profile.
The main feature along the river is the incredible variety of birds and most of the Bird trips are boat excursions along the creeks of The Gambia at dawn or dusk.
website.lineone.net /~gambiagts/ionfo_h4.htm   (326 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in Gambia today?
I knew that the Gambia had a good reputation for bird watching, no visa was needed, and the price was only 300 pounds for a 7 night package deal including airport transfers and insurance, so all things considered it was an attractive destination.
The Gambia has been a popular birding destination for many years and as a consequence the itineraries and sites are well known and make for familiar reading.
The Gambia is one of the safest and friendliest countries in Africa.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/africagambia.htm   (2607 words)

  
 Gambia, The
Travel in The Gambia is difficult because of poor road conditions, particularly during the rainy season, which generally lasts from June through October.
In particular, the wooden dugout "pirogues" that cross the Gambia River often leave shore overloaded and occasionally sink in the middle of the river.
The Gambia is a cash economy and travelers should carry sufficient currency to cover the expenses of a planned visit.
travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1121.html   (2182 words)

  
 Paradise Island - Excursion :: Gambia Tours - Edmond Hobeika & Son   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
From here you will cross The River Gambia to Barra, which is on the North Bank of The Gambia.
This tributary is from the Gambia River and that of the Saloum Delta.
Gambia Tours is a family run enterprise, which started in 1983 as a ground handling company.
www.gambiatours.gm /ex_paradise_island.html   (516 words)

  
 Gambia Tours and Excursions
The environment encompassing this forest is home to hundreds of varieties of birds, 3 species of monkeys, monitor lizards, pygmy deer, man goose to name but a few-and if you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of migrating baboons, that make the forest their home for a number of months each year.
Whilst the Gambia Creeks boast a wide variety of salt-water fish we are very conscious that over fishing of the waters is detrimental to the survival of many species.
Barra is located on the North bank of The Gambia and is the route you will use to get to Georgetown.
www.southtravels.com /africa/gambia/citytours.html   (3535 words)

  
 VSO Gambia Journal - Postscripts / stevedrice.net
One of the times we left Barra the ferry took a good ten minutes of shifting back and forth to free itself from the silt on the bottom before we could continue to the opposite side.
Here in the Gambia this could be one of any number of reasons: 1) they have never had it installed or (more likely) 2) it is installed but the utility company (NAWEC) is unable to supply it.
This is the biggest settlement in the Gambia and stretches for many miles in each direction but despite this the roads leading into it are in very bad shape.
www.stevedrice.net /gambia/journal2.html   (9888 words)

  
 Winne.com - Report on Gambia, Open for business
The Gambia's national airline is Gambia International Airlines (GM), head office in Banjul.
An alternative crossing is the car ferry between Barra and Banjul, a distance of 320km (200 miles).
This is the electronic edition of the special country report on Gambia published in Forbes Global Magazine.
www.winne.com /gambia/bf08.html   (534 words)

  
 Gambia 1995
One was seen from the road in a small creek near Nyanga Batang, three were across the Gambia River at Basse, and one was on the shore of the Gambia River a short distance downriver from Jangjangbureh Camp.
One was on the ferry dock at Barra and one was near Kauur, Gambia.
A flock of eight was near Chamen east of Essau, Gambia, and one was near Bansang.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Gambia95.html   (12615 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Gambia
The American ambassador to The Gambia, Joseph D.Stafford has said that the Banjul African Union Summit was a resounding success and has captured the world's attention.
The Daily Observer Newspaper (Gambia) is conducting a poll (research) on the effect of the AU summit for the Gambia among its readers.
Is The Gambia a 'super power' or a 'superpower' is something a lot of people do not interpret very well when President Jammeh talks about it.
allafrica.com /gambia/bydate   (1099 words)

  
 Gambia in 1999
In the 13th century the area around the Gambia river was part of the Mali Empire which stretched from the Atlantic to the modern day state of Niger.
Here, the competition for control of the slave trade between European colonialist powers was settled in favour of the British who displaced Baltic Germans from their fort on James Island in 1661 and later consolidated their tenure by building the Barra and Bathurst forts at the mouth of the Gambia River.
Gambia has struck a good balance in its development of the sun trade.
berclo.net /page99/99en-gambia.html   (604 words)

  
 The Gambia - photos of scenery in Gambia on Worldisround   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This is the northern side of the Gambia river's mouth and the departing.
Perhaps you are aware that one of the most important source of revenues in The Gambia is smuggling to the welthier neighbour, Senegal...
Your pictures perfectly describes Gambia as a land of extreme sun and heat with a glimpse into the culture unknown to western men.
www.worldisround.com /articles/9501   (2903 words)

  
 the Sajuka Skill Centre (Barra, Gambia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Introduction to the Sajuka Skill Centre (Barra, Gambia)
The Sajuka Sill centre was established in 1984 in order to help meet the educational needs of children who were constrained to walk several kilometers to go to school.
Thus an exchange programme has been organised a year ago with one NGO and the Association of Working Children and Youth from Fatick in Senegal.
www.enda.sn /eja/anglais/presentation/sarkaju.htm   (534 words)

  
 North Bank Division
The North Bank Division, occupies the western third of the north bank of the Gambia from Barra to the border with Lower Saloum in Central River with Senegal's Kaolack and Fatick regions to the north.
The headquarter is Kerewan although Farafenni the most populous and Barra compete for the economic capital of the division.
Until the expansion of the Ferry services to Barra and the construction of the bridge across Mini Minyang Bolon at Kerewan, the Division had suffered a great deal due to poor access to Banjul.
www.columbia.edu /~msj42/NorthBank.htm   (348 words)

  
 Africa Wanderer Diary - Gambia
To get across the River Gambia to Banjul there are not a lot of choices -no bridges just ferries.
It was chaos, choc a block with cars, lorries vans people, stalls, and goats etc. and initially we were directed to 3 different queues.
We enjoyed some time with Dr Abubacarr Jah the doctor we had met at Barra and his wife who is a paediatrician at the hospital.
www.whitecottagewebsites.co.uk /africa/gambia.html   (2613 words)

  
 Gheos.com - Travel Information for The Gambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Detailed descriptions from sights and places to visit in The Gambia can be found on the site.
Younger audiences might learn easier topics, for example that the capital of The Gambia is Banjul.
Abuko Nature Reserve, Bakau, Barra, Basse Santa Su, Fajara, Farafenni, Gambia River Cruise, Georgetown (Makhati), Jufureh (Juffure), James Island, Kiang West National Park, Kotu, Kololi, Kudang, Kuntaur, Serekunda, Tanji, Tendaba Camp, Wasu Stone Circles, and more.
gheos.com /destinations/thegambia.htm   (296 words)

  
 Gambia Tourists Hotels Flights Touring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Getting away from The Gambia for a few days could not be easier.
From Barra you may only get transport as far as the border post where taxis will be waiting to take you to the Senegalese border post where transport is in abundance for
If you do plan to travel beyond The Gambia, Make sure you have some maps of the area that you wish to vist.
home.clara.net /nalle/beyond.html   (199 words)

  
 Gambia Trip Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
At a viewpoint we did see a rare migrant for the Gambia in eight European Spoonbill in with a party of African Spoonbill down on a bank by the river - it was interesting to compare the two species, the size difference being quite noticeable (African being larger).
The holiday had given us a full picture of The Gambia from both sides of the river and up to Basse, including a taste of Senegal, and Gambian bird life our bird total being just over 280 bird species including covering all species of bee-eaters and most of the sunbirds.
Twenty at the Bund Road on 30th one at Barra on 2nd, at Keur Saloum on 3rd and sixty at the Jahally rice fields on 7th
www.naturalist.co.uk /reports1999/gambia.php   (9020 words)

  
 THE GAMBIA - The Smiling Coast - photos of sightseeing in West Africa on Worldisround
THE GAMBIA - The Smiling Coast - photos of sightseeing in West Africa on Worldisround
Despite most being very poor,they are a very friendly HAPPY people who all live together peacefully,sharing various religions and customs.It is easy to see why The Gambia is known as *THE SMILING COAST* & indeed the people are very...
The packed Ferry crossing to Barra is an experience not to be forgotten.
www.worldisround.com /articles/4552   (387 words)

  
 The Gambia
26 Oct 1651 Courlander (Latvian) colony (Courlander Gambia)
Territorial Disputes: Attempts to stem refugees, cross-border raids, arms smuggling, and other illegal activities by separatists from southern Senegal's Casamance region as well as from conflicts in other west African states.
Note: Before 1935, The Gambia was divided into the Colony (a small area containing present-day Banjul) and the Protectorate.
www.worldstatesmen.org /Gambia.html   (1084 words)

  
 Gambia Tourists Hotels Flights
North of the river Gambia, Farrafenni is a small market town
From Barra there is a bus or transport to Kerewan, where a bridge is currently under construction.
Until the bridge is open, this tributary to the river Gambia is crossed by ferry.
home.clara.net /nalle/farafenni.html   (275 words)

  
 proc_notice_en   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The works contracts provide for periodic maintenance, rehabilitation and upgrading of a considerable part of the regional trunk roads in The Gambia (approx.
Fixed part: Barra to Amdallai road rehabilitation (approx.
ii)    EC Delegations in The Gambia and in
europa.eu.int /comm/europeaid/tender/data/d53/AOF64553.htm   (858 words)

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