Meckhe
Meckhe is a town and urban commune in Senegal, which is located in the north-west of the country, between Dakar and Saint-Louis. It lies in the department of Tivaouane within the region of Thiès.- Type: Town with 30,000 residents
- Description: commune of Senegal
- Also known as: “Mecké”, “Meckhé”, “Méké”, and “Mekké”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelle.
Kelle
Village
Meckhe
- Categories: city, commune of Senegal, and locality
- Location: Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.11296° or 15° 6′ 47″ north
Longitude
-16.63112° or 16° 37′ 52″ west
Population
30,000
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
7C754979+5H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wolof—“Meckhe” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Meckhe”
- Cebuano: “Mékhé”
- Chinese: “梅克”
- Dutch: “Meckhe”
- French: “Meckhe”
- French: “Mekhe”
- French: “Mékhé”
- German: “Mékhé”
- Persian: “مکخه”
- Polish: “Meckhe”
- Russian: “Меке”
- Russian: “Мекхе”
- Swahili: “Mékhé”
- Swedish: “Mékhé”
- Turkish: “Senegal’de yerleşim birimi”
- Wolof: “Meckhe”
- Wolof: “Mexe”
- “Méckhé”
- “Mékhé”
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