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Discover Rafo in Senegal

Rafo in the region of Thiès is a town located in Senegal - some 24 mi or ( 39 km ) East of Dakar , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rafo

Local time in Rafo is now 09:03 AM (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, Yene Tode, Yene Kaw, Touli, and Toubab Dialaw. 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 Rafo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sabar Toubab Dialo Senegal

6:12 min by OliSaiSai
Views: 19441 Rating: 5.00

Sabar et danses dans le village de Toubab Dialo sur la petite cote sénégalaise. Grands et petits, tout le monde participe...ambiance! ..

I PEULH - Africa - Senegal

4:49 min by residenceguybara
Views: 2587 Rating: 5.00

Villege Peulh au Senegal Villaggio di nomadi Peulh in Senegal ..


Un été au Sénégal - A summer in Senegal

4:30 min by bienwej
Views: 1881 Rating: 5.00

Une petite présentation d'un été mémorable à l'hôtel "Cœur Sénégal" de La Somone. A small presentation of a memorable summer at the hotel "Coeur Senegal" in La Somone. ..

Conteur Baye Fall

1:00 min by AlainduJou
Views: 1614 Rating: 0.00

samakekunda.eklablog.com sur la plage de Toubab Dialaw, extrait d'un conte Baye Fall ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Álvaro Fernandes

Álvaro Fernandes (sometimes given erroneously as António Fernandes), was a 15th Century Portuguese slave-trader and explorer from Madeira, in the service of Henry the Navigator. He captained two important expeditions (in 1445 and 1446), which expanded the limit of the Portuguese discovery of the West African coast, probably as far as the northern borderlands of modern Guinea-Bissau.

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Located at 14.54 -17.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 15th century in Africa, 15th-century Portuguese people, 15th-century explorers, Explorers of Africa, Maritime history of Portugal, People from Madeira, Portuguese explorers

Circuit de Dakar Baobabs

The Circuit de Dakar Baobabs is a racing circuit located near the village of Sindia in Senegal. It is the first permanent racing circuit of West Africa and homologated by the FIA in 2009. The track is used mainly for local races and championships, including the Dakar 6 hours race, organised for the 30th time in 2010.

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Located at 14.59 -17.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Motorsport venues in Senegal

Blaise Diagne International Airport

The Blaise Diagne International Airport is an international airport under construction near the town of Ndiass, Senegal. It will serve as a new airport for Dakar, as the old Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is becoming too small for future operations. The airport was originally expected to be operational at the end of the year 2011, but this date was pushed back by almost a year in September of that year.

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Located at 14.67 -17.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in Senegal, Proposed airports

Kirène

Kirène is a small town in western Senegal about 70 km from the capital, Dakar.

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Located at 14.67 -17.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Senegal

M'bour Department

M'bour Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Thiès Region. Its capital is M'Bour.

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Located at 14.45 -17.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Thiès Region