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Railway Stations In Senegal
List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement works ---- * Kirène - cement works to be expanded in 2008. - nearest station is Thiès about 20 km away. ---- * Thiès - junction for St-Louis and Linguere; workshops * Bambey * Diourbel - junction for Touba, Mbaké * Gossas * Guinguinéo - junction for Kaolack and Lydiane ** Kaolack - provincial capital ** Lydiane - branch terminus * Kaffrine * Niahène * Koungheul * Koumpentoum * Koussanar * Tambacounda - provincial capital and proposed junction * Bala * Goudiry * Kidira - border with Mali * Nayé, Senegal - border with Mali * Kayes, Mali * Bamako, Mali - national capital - workshops ---- * Tivouane * Meckhe - ** Grande Côte - mineral sands * Louga - junction * Mpal * St-Louis * Thiès - junction for St-Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touba, Senegal
Touba ( Hassaniya Arabic: , 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 529,176 in 2010, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy city of Mouridism and the burial place of its founder, Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke. Next to his tomb stands a large mosque, completed in 1963. Etymology The origin of the name is not certain and according to the '' Encyclopaedia of Islam'', 'various etymologies have been current for the name', including Arabic ''tawba'' ('repentance').J. L. Triaud, 'Ṭūbā', in ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', ed. by P. Bearman and others, 2nd edn (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2005), ; . The name is also superficially identical to the name of a tree in Paradise in Islamic tradition, '' Ṭūbā'', and in Sufism, this symbolic tree represents an aspiration for spiritual perfection and closeness to God. But the ''Encyclopaedia'' concludes that the name of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goudiry
Goudiry is the chief town and commune of the department of Goudiry in the region of Tambacounda in the east of Senegal. The town itself has a population of approximately 7000. Transport It lies on the N1 road linking the capital Dakar to Mali and is also served by a station on the national railway system. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement wo ... References Populated places in Tambacounda Region Communes of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala, Senegal
Bala is a town in Tambacounda Region, eastern Senegal. It has a station on the main line of the Dakar–Niger Railway. See also * Transport in Senegal * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement wo ... References Populated places in Tambacounda Region {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambacounda
Tambacounda ( ar, تامباكوندا; Wolof: Tambaakundaa ) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its estimated population in 2007 was 78,800. Geography Tambacounda is situated on the sparsely populated sahélien plains of eastern Senegal. Nearby towns include Madina Maboule, Koukari, Yoro Sankoule, Sambadian, Djidje Kounda, Afia Seno, Saare Boylii and Kanderi Niana. Climate Tambacounda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen ''Aw''), bordering upon a hot semi-arid climate (''BSh''). Like most of West Africa, the area has two seasons, the rainy season from June to October, characterized by heat, humidity and storms, and the sweltering, rainless dry season from November to May. The average precipitation is . Population and culture Between the censuses of 1988 and 2002, Tambacounda grew from 41,885 to 67,543 inhabitants. In 2007, according to official estimates, the population reached 78,8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koussanar
Koussanar is a town in central Senegal in Tambacounda Department. Transport It is served by a station on the national railway network. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement wo ... References Populated places in Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koumpentoum
Koumpentoum is a town and commune in the Tambacounda Region of central Senegal. In 2013 it had a population of some 10,000 Transport It is served by a station on the national railway network. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement wo ... References Populated places in Tambacounda Region Communes of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koungheul
Koungheul is a commune in central Senegal in the department of the same name. It lies in the region of Kaffrine and is situated between the towns of Kaolack and Tambacounda. There are about 15,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Wolof people. Transport It is served by a railway station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Climate Koungheul has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSh'') with no rainfall from November to May and moderate to heavy rainfall from June to October. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement wo ... References Populated places in Kaffrine Region Communes of Senegal French West Africa {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaffrine
Kaffrine (Wolof: Kafrin) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal. Agriculture Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet. Both crops are grown by over 90% of farmers in Kaffrine. Maize is the third most popular crop and grown by over 85% of farmers. Climate Change Kaffrine will be heavily affected by the changing climate as erratic rainfall will make current farming practices difficult and reduce agricultural production. Infrastructure Kaffrine has a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Notable people *Iba Der Thiam Iba Der Thiam, also known as I. D. Thiam (26 February 193731 October 2020 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydiane
Lydiane is a town in east central Senegal in Kaolack region. Transport It is the terminus of a branchline off the main Dakar-Niger Railway from Guinguinéo. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement wo ... References Populated places in Kaolack Region {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaolack
Kaolack ( ar, كاولاك; wo, Kawlax) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an important regional market town and is Senegal's main peanut trading and processing center. As the center of the Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order founded by Ibrayima Ñas, it is also a major center of Islamic education. The Leona Niassene mosque (right) in Kaolack is one of the largest and best known in Senegal. History Kaolack is situated on the Saloum River about from its mouth. It is the successor city to Kahone, historic capital of the kingdom of Saloum. Kahone, originally a place marked by a sacred tree on the right bank of the Saloum River facing the island of Kouyong, became capital of the mostly Serer kingdom of Saloum in the early 16th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries it consisted of a number of distinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
