Gambia
in Western Africa
Africa
Senegal
Country Quickfacts
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dalasi - GMD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Wolof, Fulah
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- ISO 2-Letter code:
- GM
- Internet top level domain:
- .gm
- Country phone prefix:
- +220
- Local Time (capital):
- Timezone:
- UTC/GMT offset: hours
Map of Gambian Unesco Heritage Sites
Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Gambia in Africa. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites. On the list since 2003. The youngest site is Stone Circles of Senegambia. On the list since 2006.
| Name | Since |
|---|---|
| Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites James Island and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum stretching from pre-colonial and pre-sl... |
2003 |
| Stone Circles of Senegambia The site consists of four large groups of stone circles that represent an extraordinary concentration of over 1,000 monuments in a band 100 km wide along some 350 km of the River Gambia. The four grou... |
2006 |