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Serekunda: The Real Gambia's Largest Town & Market

Serekunda — larger than Banjul itself — is the Gambia's real urban centre, its market the country's commercial heart, and its neighbourhoods the home of the Gambia's diverse communities

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Serekunda Market Central Hall
The Gambia's largest market covers several city blocks — produce, clothing, electronics and traditional crafts in a more authentic and less tourist-oriented environment than the craft markets
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Mandinka Community Neighborhood
The Mandinka are Gambia's largest ethnic group - their neighborhoods in Serekunda maintain traditional compound lives with large families sharing courtyards and communal cooking
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Wolof Traders Quarter
Wolof business dominates commerce in The Gambia – their cloth shops, money transfer companies and mobile phone stalls line the main streets of the Serekunda market area
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Lebanese Merchant Families
Lebanese families who came to The Gambia in the early 20th century now own much of the formal commercial infrastructure - their supermarkets, hotels and trading businesses visible throughout
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Evening Wrestling Ground
Traditional Mandinka wrestling — The Gambia's national sport — takes place in sandy arenas in Serekunda on weekend nights; wrestlers covered in amulets compete for community pride
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Serekunda Night Market Street Food
The night market around Serekunda Junction serves grilled chicken yassa, benachin rice and fresh juice from vendors who set up after dark to feed the evening crowd