West Africa
Senegal
Dakar

Médina

Médina is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , , part of the arrondissement, located in the southern part of Dakar.
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  • Type: Suburb with 82,500 residents
  • Description: district of Dakar, Senegal
  • Also known as: “Medina” and “Médina, Dakar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade Iba Mar Diop and Museum of Black Civilisations.

Stadium
is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of ASC Jaraaf and US Gorée.

Museum
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The is a national museum in , , that opened on 6 December 2018. It is directed by Hamady Bocoum, an archaeologist and researcher at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University.

College
The , also known as the Higher Polytechnic School of Dakar, is a professional training institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane and Dakar.

Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . As of 2013 it had a population of 52,270.

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is the capital and largest city of and is often regarded as the cultural and commercial center of French-speaking West Africa. is often the first stop in exploring French-speaking West Africa because it has good flight connections with Western Europe.

Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . It is located on the southwestern coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula. As of 2013, it had a population of 18,841.

Médina

Latitude
14.68049° or 14° 40′ 50″ north
Longitude
-17.45093° or 17° 27′ 3″ west
Population
82,500
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7C64MGJX+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 560430201
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2248443
Wiki­data ID
Q3332660
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Médina” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المدينة”
  • French: “Médina”
  • German: “Médina”
  • Greek: “Μεντινά”
  • Slovenian: “Medina, Dakar”
  • Urdu: “مدینہ، ڈاکار”
  • “Médina”
  • “Medina (Dakar)”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gueule Tapée and Place Vieux Sing Sing Faye.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marché Tilène and École des Nouvelles Technologies.

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