Tengworo

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Tengworo is a place of worship in the West African state of Gambia near Gunjur .

This cult site is located 800 meters south of Kenye-Kenye Jamango , around 4.7 kilometers southeast of Gunjur, directly on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean , on a coastal dune around 15 meters high . In the square, which is framed by six striking palm trees, newly circumcised children are ritually washed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Michael Tomkinson: Gambia, a tourist guide. Tomkinson, London et al. 1989, ISBN 0-905500-00-8 .

Coordinates: 13 ° 8 ′ 20.1 ″  N , 16 ° 46 ′ 18.1 ″  W.