Thies

Thiès is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 72 km east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis. It is the capital of Thiès Region and is a major industrial city.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gare de Thiès and Stade Maniang Soumaré.

Gare de Thiès

Railway station

Photo: Babacar Dioum, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gare de Thiès is a railway station, which is situated 520 metres southeast of Thies.

Stade Maniang Soumaré

Stadium

Stade Maniang Soumaré is a multi-use stadium in Thiès, Senegal. Stade Maniang Soumaré is situated 1¼ km south of Thies.

Stade Lat-Dior

Stadium

Photo: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0.

The Stade Lat Dior, also known as the Thies stadium, is a multi-sports stadium in Thiès, Senegal. Stade Lat-Dior is situated 3½ km south of Thies.

Thies

Type: Abandoned airfield
Category: transport
Location: Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

14.8° or 14° 48′ north

Longitude

-16.93333° or 16° 56′ west

Elevation

67 metres (220 feet)

Open location code

7C65Q3X8+XM

GeoNames ID

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Thies”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Thiès Nord and Thiès Sud.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dèf and Diakol.

Senegal: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Dakar and Saint-Louis.

Curious Abandoned Airfields to Discover

Uncover intriguing abandoned airfields from every corner of the globe.