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Discover Guira in Senegal

Guira in the region of Fatick is a town located in Senegal - some 86 mi or ( 138 km ) South-East of Dakar , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Guira

Local time in Guira is now 12:56 PM (Sunday) . 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, Tilane, Sokone, Saint-Louis, and Ndofane. 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 Guira ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sénégal (3/2010) - Toubacouta, Garderie Baobab

1:56 min by thevideosarehere
Views: 709 Rating: 5.00

La Garderie du Baobab à Toubacouta est une crêche bénévolle tenue par 5 femmes, elles s'occupent des tous petits, cette crêche est composée de 6 cases. ..

Senegal - Manglares

0:40 min by Sebastian Moyano Cañero
Views: 192 Rating: 0.00

Un paseo por los manglares de Senegal ..


Babouins autour du campement du Niombato

5:29 min by cloweith1
Views: 4 Rating: 0.00

Passage de la tribu des babouins partant vers les plantations de manguiers. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Saloum Delta

Saloum Delta or Sine-Saloum Delta is a river delta in Senegal at the mouth of the Saloum River where it flows into the North Atlantic Ocean. The delta covers 180,000 hectares. It extends 72.5 kilometers along the coastline and 35 kilometers inland. In 2011, a 145,811-hectare portion of the delta was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site contains "brackish channels encompassing over 200 islands and islets, mangrove forest, an Atlantic marine environment, and dry forest.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.84 -16.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of Senegal, World Heritage Sites in Senegal

Sokone

Sokone is a town in the Fatick Region of central Senegal. Sokone is a tranquil town on the Southeastern Sine-Saloum Delta amid the mangroves. It is located on the road from Kaolack to Banjul, 50km south of Kaolack and 66km north of Banjul. During the colonial period, the town was a peanut port and the old warehouses can still be seen around town along with a large number of peanut fields in the surrounding country side.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.88 -16.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Senegal

Saloum Delta National Park

Saloum Delta National Park or Parc National du Delta du Saloum in Senegal, is a 76,000-hectare national park. Established in 1976, it is situated within the Saloum Delta at the juncture of the Saloum River and the North Atlantic. The park, which forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Ramsar Convention site, lies within a 180,000 ha biosphere reserve.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.70 -16.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: National parks of Senegal, Protected areas established in 1976, Ramsar sites in Senegal, Serer country