Treichville is a neighborhood in

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, Ivory Coast. It is one of the 10 urban

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of the city. Treichville is one of four communes of Abidjan that are entirely south of

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, the others being Port-Bouët,

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, and

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. Treichville is known as one of the most lively neighborhoods in Abidjan, especially around the ''Crossroad France-Amérique''. The streets in Treichville do not have names but are numbered from 1 to 47. The commune is served by a railway station belonging to the RAN. The railway offers a passenger service to

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, in

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, which takes around 30 hours. The Autonomous Port of Abidjan is located in Treichville. Treichville's name comes from Marcel Treich-Laplène (1860–1890), who was a French resident in Ivory Coast. Its current

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, first elected at the municipal election in March 2001, is François Amichia, former minister of

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. In March and April 2011, Treichville was caught up in the

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and many people there were killed.

Monuments and infrastructure

* State swimming pool of Treichville * Omnisport Palace of Treichville * Sports Park * Cultural Palace * Abidjan Racecourse * The Living Room (former Boulevard of Stars)

Twinships

The city is twinned to: *

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Images

File:Pont de Gaulle et Treichville, Abidjan.jpg, View of Treichville, 2009 Image:Parc des Sports de Treich.PNG, The new grass of the Sports Park of Treichville File:Siège CIE et SODECI Treichville.jpg, Buildings of SODECI & CIE, Treichville, 2009 File:Palais de la culture de Treichville.JPG, Palais de la Culture de Treichville, 2010

Notes

External links

Cathedral of Treichville
Early 20th century image of Cathedral of Treichville at USC
Mosquée de Treichville
Picture of the Treichville mosque, showing its location on a map of Abidjan Communes of Abidjan {{Abidjan-geo-stub