Worth knowing
Gambia
The stone circles of Senegambia are made of laterite pillars, set up around burial mounds over more than 1,500 years. Two of the four main groups, Wassu and Kerbatch, are in The Gambia.
Where its story happens
The Wassu stone circles, at 13.69°N, 14.88°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about the Gambia
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Gambia (The Gambia), a ribbon of land along the Gambia River, surrounded by Senegal. See the Gambia on a map.
- It is the smallest country on the African mainland, and Senegal surrounds it on three sides.
- In 'Roots', Alex Haley traced his ancestor Kunta Kinte to a village on its river.
- It runs about 480 km inland along both banks of a river, yet is never more than 50 km wide.
- More than 1,000 ancient stone circles line the river this country is named after.