Fajara

Fajara
Beach at Fajara
Fajara Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°28′12″N 16°41′47″W / 13.47000°N 16.69639°W / 13.47000; -16.69639
Country	The Gambia
Division	Banjul
District	Kanifing

Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia.

It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of the Gambia, the former US Ambassador, and formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of the Gambia and the first President of the Gambia.^[1] The Medical Research Council is located within a fenced complex on Atlantic Boulevard. There is also a large military camp.