Upper River, Gambia · Africa
Gambissar sits on the route: 10 minutes from Sudowol.
Gambissar is a town located in Upper River, Gambia. With a population of 13,371, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Gambissar sits in Gambia. It's in the Africa/Banjul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gambissar to your route.
Suduwol is a village in Upper River Division, Gambia. It is a Soninke-speaking village with a population of approximately 3780 {this is 2008 census}. The village is made of seven tributes (Tunkara, Jaguraga, Sillah, Nimaga, Trawally, Sinera, Camara and Kanteh, and minority tribes including sawaneh and samura kunda,Read more
Kaira kunda, Danjo, Drammeh, and fofana). The village is ruled by the Tunkaras’ tribe and they holds key positions such as Head of the village locally called (Degumee) and Imam.
The current head of the city is Alhagie Maju Tunkara (Nov-2018). The Tunkaras in Gambia are a mix of Soninke and Mandinka people. They live throughout West Africa and many immigrated to Europe.
Suduwol is home to a primary and a secondary school. Recently a high school has been established.The village also has Islamic school known as Madrasa.
The Soninke, also called Saraculeh or Serahuli, are a Mande people who descend from the Bafour and closely related to the Imraguen of Mauritania. They speak Soninke, a mande language. They were the founders of the ancient empire of Ghana, 750-1240 CE. Subgroups of Soninke include the Maraka and Wangara. After contact with Muslim Almoravid traders from the north around 1066, Soninke nobles of neighboring Takrur were among the first ethnic groups from Africa to embrace Islam. When the Ghana empire dispersed, the resulting diaspora brought Soninkes to Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. This diaspora included Wangara, famous traders who spread far from traditionally Mande areas. Hence the term Wangara is used today in Ghana and Burkina Faso to describe the Soninke populations in cities and towns.
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Gambissar is located in Upper River, Gambia, Africa. The coordinates are 13.3167 latitude, -13.9500 longitude.
Gambissar has a population of approximately 13,371 people, making it a town in Gambia.
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