Gambia River in the Niokolo-Koba National Park

The Gambia River is a major river in Africa, running 1,130 km (700 miles) from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable for about half that length. Image File history File links River_gambia_Niokolokoba_National_Park. ... Image File history File links River_gambia_Niokolokoba_National_Park. ... The Niokolo-Koba National Park lies in south eastern Senegal against the Guinean border. ... River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park A river is a large natural waterway. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Fouta Djallon is a highland region in Guinea, West Africa. ... Location of Banjul in The Gambia Street in Banjul city Banjul is the capital of the Gambia. ...

The river is known largely because of The Gambia, the smallest country in mainland Africa, which consists of little more than the downstream half of the river and its two banks.

From the Fouta Djallon, the river runs northwest into the Tambacounda province of Senegal, where it flows through the Parc National du Niokolo Koba, then is joined by the Nieri Ko and Koulountou before entering The Gambia at Fatoto. At this point the river runs generally west, but in a meandering course with a number of oxbows, and about 100 km from its mouth it gradually widens, to over 10 km wide where it meets the sea. Tambacounda is a city in eastern Senegal, lying on the Dakar – Bamako railway and the N1 and N7 roads. ... The Niokolo-Koba National Park lies in south eastern Senegal against the Guinean border. ... An oxbow lake is a type of lake which is formed when a meander from a stream or a river is cut off to form a lake. ...

Near the mouth of the river, near Juffure, is James Island, a place used in the slave trade which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jufureh or Juffureh is a town in Gambia, lying on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank Division. ... James Island is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km from the river mouth and near Juffure, The Gambia. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

The western portion of the Gambia River, seen from space. The line shows the border of the country The Gambia.

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Connection to 'Roots'

According to Alex Haley's novel Roots, the Gambia River provided one of the clues that helped him trace his American family history back to Africa. The words "Kamby Bolongo" were among the few words that his family had passed down from generation to generation; he discovered that a bolongo was a "moving water" or "river" in the Mandinka language, so he concluded that the phrase probably referred to the Gambia River. His theory was confirmed when he traveled to Juffure, The Gambia, on the north bank of the river, and found that their oral family histories complemented his own. The Mandinka language does not have a /g/ phoneme, so the river is therefore pronounced "Kambiya" rather than "Gambia". Alexander Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African American writer (though he was also proud of his Irish and Cherokee ancestry). ... Categories: Literature stubs | 1976 books | American novels | Books starting with S ... Family history is the study of multiple generations of people who appear to be related. ... The Mandinka language is a Mandé language spoken by some 1. ... Jufureh or Juffureh is a town in Gambia, lying on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank Division. ...

Coordinates: 13°28′N 16°34′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...