Kirène is a small town in western
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
about 70 km from the capital,
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
.The town mentioned in the bibble (acts 2:10).
Transport
It lies about 20 km from the nearest
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
,
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 ...
, on the railway network of Senegal.
Industry
The town has a cement works, which is being expanded in 2008. You can also find a company called SIAGRO (Société Industrielle Agroalimentaire) that produces bottled water "Kirène" nectar juice "Préssèa" simple milk "Candia" and flavored milk "Candy Up" . The SIAGRO employs approximately 200 employees and 75% from the surrounding villages (Kirène, Diass, Sindia, .....)
See also
*
Cement in Africa
Countries
Angola
* Lobitoo - proposal 2006
* Nova Cimangola - state-owned cement company based in Luanda, associated with Scancem and Heidelberg Cement
Benin
* Onigbolo, Porto-Novo
Burundi
* Bugarama
* Burundi Cement Company - (BUCEC ...
References
Populated places in Senegal
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