West Africa
Senegal
Dakar

Dakar-Plateau

Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of .
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  • Type: Suburb with 34,700 residents
  • Description: district of Dakar, Senegal
  • Also known as: “Le Plateau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Embassy of Russia and Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar.

Government office
Photo: Popo le Chien, Public domain.
is a government office.

Church
Photo: Vincent Ricci, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral or Cathedral of Dakar, is a religious building that serves as the Catholic cathedral in the city of , the capital of the African country of , which is the seat of the Archdiocese of Dakar.

Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
The in , is one of the oldest art museums in . It was promoted by Léopold Senghor, the country's first President.

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. is situated 3 km northwest of Dakar-Plateau.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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. is situated 4 km northwest of Dakar-Plateau.

Dakar-Plateau

Latitude
14.66732° or 14° 40′ 2″ north
Longitude
-17.43797° or 17° 26′ 17″ west
Population
34,700
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
7C64MH86+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1778280492
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2595758
Wiki­data ID
Q2723940
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Dakar-Plateau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تلة داكار”
  • Arabic: “تلة دكار”
  • Dutch: “Dakar-Plateau”
  • French: “Dakar-Plateau”
  • German: “Dakar Plateau”
  • Greek: “Ντακάρ-Πλατώ”
  • Japanese: “プラトー”
  • “Dakar-Plateau”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rebeuss and Pointe Bernard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ministère de l’Intérieur and Asencna 1.

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