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Touring Diouk in Senegal

Diouk in the region of Saint-Louis is a city located in Senegal - some 112 mi or ( 180 km ) North-East of Dakar , the country's capital city .

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Time in Diouk is now 02:52 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dakar " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Yamane, Toug Peul, Touba Guene, and Thies. Being here already, consider visiting Ziguinchor . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Diouk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Baye Fall chants and dances, Saint Louis, Senegal, 23.2.09

6:30 min by sonicafrica
Views: 11285 Rating: 5.00

www.sonicafrica.com Baye Fall chant video This video was shot in Saint Louis, Senegal during 8 hour lasting concert-prayer-chants. Note that this video was shot from first two hours, that was somethin ..

THE GRIOT www.griotmovie.com

6:44 min by Volker Goetze
Views: 9243 Rating: 5.00

Please support Tostan, a human rights organization based in Senegal. www.Tostan.org The Griot - Ablaye Cissoko directed by Volker Goetze After a thousand years, the west African musical and spiritual ..


Earth Reporters - My City and Your City

5:37 min by tveInspiringChange
Views: 1990 Rating: 4.50

St Louis, Senegal's historic former capital, is the city most threatened by rising sea levels in the whole of Africa. Every rainy season, thousands of people face upheaval from flood devastation. The ..

Football in Senegal

7:17 min by SAMMASIZATION
Views: 1522 Rating: 5.00

Were invited for this match for a local competition in St. Louis, Senegal, between Diamono vs Golf. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Saint-Louis, Senegal

Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in Wolof, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 km north of Senegal's capital city Dakar, it has a population officially estimated at 176,000 in 2005. Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902. From 1902 until its independence from France the capital was Dakar.

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Located at 16.03 -16.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: French West Africa, Populated coastal places in Senegal, Populated places in Senegal, Regional capitals in Senegal, Saint-Louis Region, Saint-Louis, Senegal, Sénégal River, World Heritage Sites in Senegal

Faidherbe Bridge

Faidherbe Bridge is a road bridge over the Sénégal River which links the island of the city of Saint-Louis in Senegal to the African mainland. The metal bridge is 507.35 metres long and 10.5 metres wide, weighing 1,500 tonnes . It has eight spans, of which the longest five are 78.26 metres . Until the 19th century, access to the island was made through boats.

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Located at 16.03 -16.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1865, Bridges completed in 1897, Bridges in Senegal, Saint-Louis, Senegal

Saint-Louis Airport

Saint-Louis Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Louis) is an airport serving Saint-Louis, the capital of the Saint-Louis Region in Senegal. Saint-Louis is located near the Senegal River, and served as the Senegal's capital until independence in 1960. It is 320 km north of Senegal's current capital in Dakar.

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Located at 16.05 -16.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Senegal, Saint-Louis, Senegal

Langue de Barbarie

The Langue de Barbarie is a thin, sandy peninsula, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, located in western Senegal, in the neighbourhood of the city of Saint-Louis. The peninsula separates the ocean from the final section of the Senegal River. It is also the location of a national park, the Parc National de la Langue de Barbarie, which is home to an abundant variety of bird species.

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Located at 15.92 -16.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Peninsulas of Africa, Saint-Louis, Senegal, Sénégal River

Saint-Louis Department

Saint-Louis Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Saint-Louis Region.

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Located at 16.03 -16.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Saint-Louis Region