Kanilai

Kanilai
Kanilai

Location in the Gambia

Coordinates: 13°11′N 16°01′W / 13.183°N 16.017°W / 13.183; -16.017
Country The Gambia
Division Western Division
District Foni Bondali

Kanilai is a village in southern Gambia, near the border with Senegal. President of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh was born in this village and expanded it after coming to power. It is now home to a presidential palace, a wrestling arena, a luxury hotel and a game park and zoo. The zoo, which Jammeh said would allow Gambians to "experience African wildlife", was unsuccessful at first, with animals dying due to hunting, predation and insufficient food.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Wright, Donald (2010). The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, The Gambia (third ed.). Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-7656-2483-3.

Coordinates: 13°11′N 16°01′W / 13.183°N 16.017°W / 13.183; -16.017

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