West Africa
Senegal
Dakar

Yoff

Yoff is a town, part of the city of , located in . It lies north of downtown Dakar and immediately north of .
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Photo: Arensond, Public domain.
  • Type: Neighborhood with 119,000 residents
  • Description: district of Dakar, Senegal
  • Also known as: “Yof” and “Yoff Tonghor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aéroport International Léopold Sédar Senghor and Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor.

Aerodrome
Photo: Popo le Chien, Public domain.
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international freight and former passenger serving , the capital of . The airport is situated near the town of Yoff, a northern suburb of Dakar. is situated 3 km south of Yoff.

Stadium
Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0.
Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium, formerly the Stade de l'Amitie, is a multi-purpose stadium in , .It is currently used mostly for football matches. is situated 3½ km southeast of Yoff.

Arts center
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
is an arts center, which is situated 3 km southeast of Yoff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almadies Arrondissement and Parcelles Assainies.

Neighborhood
is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of . Almadies is considered the most upmarket residential neighbourhood in Central & Western Africa and it holds the residences of numerous foreign Ambassadors and expatriates. is situated 4½ km southwest of Yoff.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . As of 2013 it had a population of 159,498. is situated 4½ km east of Yoff.

Suburb
Photo: Abiwole, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . As of 2013 it had a population of 47,164. is situated 5 km southeast of Yoff.

Yoff

Latitude
14.76188° or 14° 45′ 43″ north
Longitude
-17.48069° or 17° 28′ 51″ west
Population
119,000
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SN YDK
Open location code
7C64QG69+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369004272
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
2243973
Wiki­data ID
Q3098136
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Yoff” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يوف”
  • Catalan: “Yoff”
  • Chinese: “约夫”
  • Danish: “Yoff”
  • Dutch: “Yoff”
  • Finnish: “Yoff”
  • French: “Yoff”
  • German: “Yoff”
  • Greek: “Γιοφ”
  • Hebrew: “יוף”
  • Japanese: “ヨフ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yoff”
  • Norwegian: “Yoff”
  • Polish: “Yoff”
  • Urdu: “یوفف”
  • “Yoff”

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Highlights include Marché de poissons Yoff Tangor and Cimetière Mbelelane.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yoff”. Photo: Arensond, Public domain.