Khélkom
Khélkom is a village in Kaolack Region, Senegal. Khélkom is situated nearby to the village Kébé, as well as near Ndoubor.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kahone and Kaolack.
Kahone
Town
Kahone ) is a town and urban commune near Kaolack, Senegal. It was the capital of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Saloum and is a center of Serer culture and history. Kahone is situated 8 km southeast of Khélkom.
Kaolack
Photo: KaaBaa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaolack is a town with a population of 298,904 on the north bank of the Saloum River about 100 kilometres from its mouth and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south.
Khélkom
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Khelkom”, “Rhelkoum”, and “Rhelkoun”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kaolack Region, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.22314° or 14° 13′ 23″ northLongitude
-16.06502° or 16° 3′ 54″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7C656WFM+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3329033350OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2246556
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In Other Languages
“Khélkom” goes by many names.
- French: “Khélkom”
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