Kahone
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Kaolack
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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.
Kahone
- Type: Town with 26,400 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Categories: human settlement, commune of Senegal, city, and locality
- Location: Kaolack Region, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.15876° or 14° 9′ 32″ northLongitude
-16.03689° or 16° 2′ 13″ westPopulation
26,400Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)United Nations Location Code
SN KAHOpen location code
7C655X57+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3329033422OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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