Zanderij

{{About|the town of Zanderij|the airport which is colloquially called Zanderij|Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport}}

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|settlement_type = Village

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|image_caption = Mosque in Zanderij (1964)

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.suriname.nu/302ges/archi161.html|title=Samenvattingen|website=Suriname.nu|access-date=18 May 2020|language=nl}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/oct/12/the-forgotten-story-of-the-colourful-xi-tragedy |title=The forgotten story of … the Colourful XI tragedy|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2021}}