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Discover Leona in Senegal

Leona in the region of Saint-Louis is a town located in Senegal - some 123 mi or ( 198 km ) North-East of Dakar , the country's capital .

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Local time in Leona is now 05:28 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dakar " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Yade Peul, Thies, Teud Biti, and Tal Diop. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Leona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mpal, Senegal

Mpal is a town in northwestern Senegal. It lies on a branch railway of the Senegal Railway system.

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Located at 15.92 -16.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in 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 22 km away
Tags: Airports in Senegal, Saint-Louis, Senegal

Bethio

The Principality of Bethio (also spelled Bequio, Bekio, Bitio, Bétio or Beetyo) was a small monarchy located for centuries along the lower Senegal River valley, on the border between modern Mauritania and Senegal, in the northeast of Biffeche. In the 18th century it was also called the "Royaume d'Oral". Its capital was at Poum, then moved to N'Dombo, and finally moved to Ross, Senegal in the 19th century (called Ross-Bethio since then).

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Located at 16.28 -16.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: French West Africa, Geography of Senegal, History of Senegal, Kingdoms of Senegal

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