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Discover Digane in Senegal

Digane in the region of Diourbel is a town located in Senegal - some 94 mi or ( 151 km ) East of Dakar , the country's capital .

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Local time in Digane is now 03:27 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, Tokozone, Tial, Sambe Guene, and Sam. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Digane ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Futa Marriage Part 1

9:50 min by artist4africa
Views: 66215 Rating: 4.75

See how an ancient culture in Northern Senegal approaches courtship and marriage. They are called "Peule" in French and "Pulaar" in English. They are a nomadic tribe found all over Africa. Beautiful i ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Mbacké Department

Mbacké Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Diourbel Region. Its capital is Mbacké.

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Located at 14.80 -16.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Diourbel Region

Mbaké

Mbake is a town in northern Senegal.

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Located at 14.80 -15.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Senegal

Mbacké

Mbacké is a city in central Senegal, located 190 km east of Dakar. It is the capital of an administrative department in the Diourbel region. Along with the near-by city of Touba, Mbacké forms an urban conurbation whose population currently stands at about 500,000, making it Senegal's second largest agglomeration.

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Located at 14.79 -15.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Communes of Senegal, Diourbel Region, Populated places established in 1796, Populated places in Senegal

Touba, Senegal

Touba is a city in central Senegal. It is the holy city of Mouridism and the burial place of its founder, Shaikh Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke. Next to his tomb lies a large mosque, completed in 1963.

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Located at 14.87 -15.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Diourbel Region, Holy cities, Populated places established in 1887, Populated places in Senegal

Diourbel

Diourbel is a town in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry. It is the capital of the Diourbel Region. Estimated population 2007: 100,445

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Located at 14.67 -16.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Communes of Senegal, Diourbel Region, Populated places in Senegal, Regional capitals in Senegal