Thiès Department is one of the 45

departments of Senegal The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') whic ...

, one of the three located in the

Thiès Region Thiès is a region of western Senegal. The capital is also called Thiès. Geography Thiès has two coastlines, one in the north with the Grande Côte housing the Niayes vegetable market, one to the south with the Petite Côte, one of the tourist ...

. There are 4 urban communes in the department:

Kayar ''Kayar'' (English: ''Coir'') is a 1978 Malayalam epic novel written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Widely considered one of the most seminal works in Malayalam literature, ''Kayar'' received many major literary awards, including the Vayalar ...

Khombole Khombole is a town in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It is in the Thiès Department Thiès Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three located in the Thiès Region. There are 4 urban communes in the department: Kayar, K ...

, Pout and

Thiès Thiès (; ar, ثيس, Ṯyass; Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-L ...

. The rural districts (''communautés rurales'') comprise: * Arrondissement of Keur Moussa: ** Keur Moussa ** Diender ** Fandène * Arrondissement of Notto: ** Notto ** Tassette * Arrondissement of Thiénaba: ** Thiénaba ** Ngoudiane ** Ndiéyène Sirah ** Touba Toul * Arrondissement of Thiès Nord * Arrondissement de Thiès Sud

Historic sites List of historic sites

;Thiès town * Railway station and warehouses * Place Ibrahima Sarr, Ballabey city * The building of the Director General of the SNCS * "Building of the Three Clocks" of the SNCS * Thiès Fort, now regional museum * Principal building housing the Government * Principal building housing the Chamber of Commerce * Thiès Cathédrale and the Evéché building * Building housing the Saint Anne's school opposite the Cathedral * Thiès Post office ;Thiès department * Mbidièm Fort, Arrondissement de Pout * Diack Quarries archeological site, Arrondissement de Thiénaba * Diakité Quarries archeological site * Pout Post Office

References

Departments of Senegal Thiès Region {{Senegal-geo-stub