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Kaossa Destination Guide

Touring Kaossa in Senegal

Kaossa in the region of Kaolack is a city located in Senegal - some 94 mi or ( 151 km ) South-East of Dakar , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kaossa is now 12:12 PM (Thursday) . 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, Yoro, Sorom, Sokone, and Sakale. 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 Kaossa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Roads of Commune de Kaolack

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The reason why Senegal and the Gambia need to stop farting around and fix these roads. ..

30 Drummers grooving together

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30 drummers playing the same groove at the 10th International Roots Festival. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kaolack Department

Kaolack Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Kaolack Region.

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Located at 14.18 -16.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Kaolack Region

Kaolack

Kaolack is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an important regional market town and is Senegal's main peanut trading and processing center. As the center of Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order founded by Ibrayima Ñas, it is also a major center of Islamic education.

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Located at 14.18 -16.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: French West Africa, Kaolack Region, Populated places in Senegal, Regional capitals in Senegal

Sine-Saloum

Sine-Saloum is a region in Senegal located north of the Gambia and south of the Petite Côte. It encompasses an area of 24,000 square kilometers, about 12% of Senegal, with a population in the 1990s of 1,060,000. The western portion contains the Saloum Delta, a river delta at the junction of the Saloum and the North Atlantic. It is in this region that the Saloum Delta National Park is located. 145,811 hectares of the Delta were designated a UNESCO Heritage Site in 2011.

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Located at 14.18 -16.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Geography of Senegal, River deltas, Serer country

Lydiane

Lydiane is a town in east central Senegal in Kaolack region.

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Located at 14.18 -16.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places 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.

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Located at 13.88 -16.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Senegal