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Gobak Destination Guide

Discover Gobak in Senegal

Gobak in the region of Saint-Louis is a town located in Senegal - some 123 mi or ( 198 km ) North-East of Dakar , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gobak is now 03:35 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, Yokoulene, Yade Peul, Thies, and Teud Biti. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gobak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mpal, Senegal

Mpal is a town in northwestern Senegal. It lies on a branch railway of the Senegal Railway system.

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Located at 15.92 -16.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Senegal

Saint-Louis Airport

Saint-Louis Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Louis) is an airport serving Saint-Louis, the capital of the Saint-Louis Region in Senegal. Saint-Louis is located near the Senegal River, and served as the Senegal's capital until independence in 1960. It is 320 km north of Senegal's current capital in Dakar.

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Located at 16.05 -16.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports in Senegal, Saint-Louis, Senegal

Saint-Louis, Senegal

Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in Wolof, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 km north of Senegal's capital city Dakar, it has a population officially estimated at 176,000 in 2005. Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902. From 1902 until its independence from France the capital was Dakar.

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Located at 16.03 -16.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: French West Africa, Populated coastal places in Senegal, Populated places in Senegal, Regional capitals in Senegal, Saint-Louis Region, Saint-Louis, Senegal, Sénégal River, World Heritage Sites in Senegal

Faidherbe Bridge

Faidherbe Bridge is a road bridge over the Sénégal River which links the island of the city of Saint-Louis in Senegal to the African mainland. The metal bridge is 507.35 metres long and 10.5 metres wide, weighing 1,500 tonnes . It has eight spans, of which the longest five are 78.26 metres . Until the 19th century, access to the island was made through boats.

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Located at 16.03 -16.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1865, Bridges completed in 1897, Bridges in Senegal, Saint-Louis, Senegal

Ndiago, Mauritania

Ndiago or N'Djiago is a town and urban commune in the Trarza Region of south-western Mauritania. As of 2000 it had a population of 8,440. It is located in the Diawling National Park

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Located at 16.17 -16.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Communes of Mauritania, Populated places in Mauritania, Trarza Region