Zanderij

Zanderij is a village in northern Suriname, situated about by road south of the capital Paramaribo on the Southern East-West Link. It is adjacent to the village of Witsanti.

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Locality: Zanderij
Region: Para
Country: Suriname
Population: 0

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Settlement.name: Zanderij
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 20006987 Moskee van de Ahmadiyya beweging lang.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mosque in Zanderij (1964)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Suriname
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Suriname
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Para
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Resort
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zuid
Settlement.timezone: ART
Settlement.utc_offset: -3

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Zanderij is a village in northern Suriname, situated about by road south of the capital Paramaribo on the Southern East-West Link. It is adjacent to the village of Witsanti.

The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is located near the village, and there is a meteorological watch station just to the west of the airport. Zanderij was the site of the Surinam Airways Flight 764 plane crash in June 1989.

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