Canquelifá | |
Native Name: | Kankelefa |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Guinea-Bissau |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guinea-Bissau |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guinea-Bissau |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gabú Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Sector |
Subdivision Name2: | Piche |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 12.5833°N -64°W |
Canquelifá, sometimes spelled Kankelefa, is a village in the Gabú Region of north-eastern Guinea-Bissau. It lies to the northwest of Buruntuma.Kankelefa was the site of a large tata, the home and power center of the ruler of Paquesi, one of the constituent kingdoms of the Kaabu Empire. It consisted of a series of concentric 12m tall zig-zag walls built of rammed earth, complete with towers.[1]