Zanderij

Zanderij
Village
Mosque in Zanderij (1964)
Mosque in Zanderij (1964)
Zanderij is located in Suriname
Zanderij
Zanderij
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°27′23″N 55°12′22″W / 5.45639°N 55.20611°W / 5.45639; -55.20611
Country Suriname
DistrictPara
ResortZuid
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Zanderij is a village located in the northern part of Suriname, situated 50 kilometres south of the capital Paramaribo on the Southern East-West Link. The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is located near the village.[1]

On 7 June 1989, Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashed in Zanderij, killing 178 of the 187 passengers on board, including a group of professional Dutch football players. Only 11 people and a dog survived. The dog was named "Lucky" by the police.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Samenvattingen". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "The forgotten story of … the Colourful XI tragedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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