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Velingara Destination Guide

Touring Velingara in Senegal

Velingara in the region of Louga is a city located in Senegal - some 100 mi or ( 161 km ) North-East of Dakar , the country's capital city .

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Time in Velingara is now 06:10 AM (Sunday) . 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, Yatbil Diop, Tillem, Tiekene Bairat, and Tialog Niane. Being here already, consider visiting Ziguinchor . Check out our recommendations for Velingara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Vélingara

Vélingara is a town located in the Kolda Region of Senegal, in the North of the Vélingara crater.

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Located at 15.62 -16.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Senegal

Vélingara Department

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

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Located at 15.62 -16.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Kolda Region

Louga

Louga is a town in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest and Dakar to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is at the northern limits of Senegal's peanut- (groundnut-) growing area and is inhabited by the Fulani, who are generally pastoral nomads, and the Wolof, who are sedentary farmers. Pop. (1994 est. ) town, 67,154.

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Located at 15.62 -16.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Louga Region, Populated places in Senegal, Regional capitals in Senegal

Louga Department

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

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Located at 15.62 -16.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Louga Region

Kébémer Department

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

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Located at 15.37 -16.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Louga Region