Yang-Yang
Yang-Yang is a village in northern Senegal, the seat of the eponymous Yang-Yang Arrondissement since 1976. It was made the capital of the Kingdom of Jolof in 1865 under Bakane Tam Khary Dialor.- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- Description: village of Senegal
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Latitude
15.5893° or 15° 35′ 22″ north
Longitude
-15.34257° or 15° 20′ 33″ west
Open location code
7C76HMQ4+PX
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Yang-Yang” goes by many names.
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