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Diakene Destination Guide

Explore Diakene in Senegal

Diakene in the region of Ziguinchor is a town in Senegal - some 165 mi or ( 265 km ) South of Dakar , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Diakene is now 01:41 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dakar " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Yembakana, Saint-Louis, Kolda, and Ihimba. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ziguinchor . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Diakene ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Casamance Nature - Doman Doman

5:16 min by atoftake
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Fiesta de aniversario del grupo mandinga de musica y danza tradicional Doman Doman. Cap Skirrig, Baja Casamance. Fragmento del documental "Casamance Nature" de Lulu Martorell y Toti Rovira ..

chanteur diolla, ile de karabane, balade en pirogue, 20100125, cap skirring, senegal

3:40 min by reinvdo
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chanteur, ile de karabane, balade en pirogue, 20100125, cap skirring, senegal ..


Iniciación en Kabrousse

1:35 min by atoftake
Views: 1445 Rating: 0.00

El día de la entrada de los jóvenes iniciados al bosque sagrado, vienen gentes de toda la región para acompañarlos. Los hombres de Baila, en la Alta Casamance, con ayuda de sus amuletos y de místicos ..

Hibiscus palmeraie.wmv

4:06 min by ausenegalcom
Views: 1331 Rating: 5.00

Hotel les hibiscus et villa Palemraie à cap skirring en casamance au Sénégal février 2010 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Oussouye Department

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

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.48 -16.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Ziguinchor Region

Carabane

Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-west of Senegal, in the mouth of the Casamance River. This relatively recent geological formation consists of a shoal and alluvium to which soil is added by accumulation in the branches and roots of the mangrove trees which cover most of the island. Along with the rest of Ziguinchor Region, Carabane has a tropical climate, cycling between a dry season and a wet season.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.54 -16.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Islands of Senegal, Populated places in Senegal

Cap Skirring Airport

Cap Skirring Airport is an airport serving Cap Skirring (also spelled Cap Skiring), a town in the Ziguinchor (also known as Basse Casamance) region of Senegal.

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Located at 12.41 -16.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports in Senegal, Ziguinchor Region

Cap Skirring

Cap Skirring, also spelled Cap Skiring, is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Basse Casamance (Ziguinchor) region of Senegal. It is a popular seaside resort with Europeans and has an airport and a golf course. The town was first occupied by fishermen. It was discovered by the French of Ziguinchor as a balneal zone in the 1960s. A landing strip for small planes was built at the end of 1960 by members of the Aero Club de Ziguinchor.

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Located at 12.35 -16.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Casamance, Populated places in Senegal, Ziguinchor Region

Cape Roxo

Cape Roxo, is a headland in West Africa, marking the westernmost frontier of Guinea-Bissau with Senegal. On the lower side is the São Domingos district of the Cacheu Region of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, above it is the Oussouye Department of the Ziguinchor Region of the Republic of Senegal. Cape Roxo marks a significant angle shift in the outline of the African coast, with the coast running north-south above it, and turning southeast below it.

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Located at 12.34 -16.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Headlands of Africa, Landforms of Senegal