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Tiekene Destination Guide

Discover Tiekene in Senegal

Tiekene in the region of Kaolack is a town located in Senegal - some 145 mi or ( 234 km ) South-East of Dakar , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tiekene

Local time in Tiekene is now 05:18 AM (Friday) . 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, Saint-Louis, Ngayene, Ndiabo, and Lohene. 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 Tiekene ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Trailer Senegal Tour

3:05 min by saihernan
Views: 6623 Rating: 5.00

A global road-movie documentary series. PowerCultures, chapter Senegal (ex 13 world tour series). The upcoming tv-internet project from KaboPro, audiovisual productions. ..

Samba Lives In Africa Theme Song Video 1998

7:56 min by Joel Samuel
Views: 1810 Rating: 5.00

A Documentary Theme Song Video Featuring The Travels With A West African Boy produced entirely by Joel Samuel 1998 ..


Jola boys at Brufut singing while tilling the ground

3:03 min by heleddytywysoges
Views: 1513 Rating: 5.00

They had been out working since early morning. I was really struck by their harmonies. These are traditional Jola songs. For subtitles/ translations please try www.youtube.com ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Senegambian stone circles

The Senegambian stone circles lie in Gambia north of Janjanbureh and in central Senegal. Coordinates: 13° 41 N – 15° 31 W. Approximate area: 15,000 square miles (39,000 km²). They are sometimes divided into the Wassu (Gambian) and Sine-Saloum (Senegalese) circles, but this is purely a national division. The stones were erected around the eighth century on top of earlier graves.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.69 -15.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: African archaeology, Archaeological sites in Senegal, Archaeological sites in the Gambia, History of Senegal, History of the Gambia, Janjanbureh, Gambia, Prehistoric Africa, Serer history, Stone circles, World Heritage Sites in Senegal, World Heritage Sites in the Gambia

Jumba Yaka Forest Park

Jumba Yaka Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 405 hectares.

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Located at 13.70 -15.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

Farafenni

Farafenni is a town in the Gambia, lying on the Trans-Gambia Highway in the North Bank Division, just south of the border with Senegal. It is an important market town. The population of Farafenni is around 30,000 and the main local language is Wolof, although Mandinka, Fula and other languages are also fairly common.

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Located at 13.57 -15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: North Bank Division, Populated places in the Gambia, The Gambia – Senegal border crossings

Belel Forest Park

Belel Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954 it covers 405 hectares.

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Located at 13.68 -15.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

Lower Saloum

Lower Saloum is one of the ten districts of the Central River Division of the Gambia.

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Located at 13.72 -15.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Central River Division, Districts of the Gambia

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