Dakar Department
Dakar department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Dakar region. The department of Dakar is one of the four departments of the Dakar region, which is one of the 14 regions of Senegal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: department of Senegal with 1,280,000 residents
- Description: department of Senegal
- Also known as: “Dakar” and “Dakar department”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor and Aéroport International Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Stadium
Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0.
Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium, formerly the Stade de l'Amitie, is a multi-purpose stadium in Dakar, Senegal.It is currently used mostly for football matches.
Aéroport International Léopold Sédar Senghor
Aerodrome
Photo: Popo le Chien, Public domain.
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international freight and former passenger airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The airport is situated near the town of Yoff, a northern suburb of Dakar.
African Renaissance Monument
Monument
Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0.
The African Renaissance Monument is a 52-metre tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside Dakar, Senegal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dakar and Almadies Arrondissement.
Dakar
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal and is often regarded as the cultural and commercial center of French-speaking West Africa. Dakar is often the first stop in exploring French-speaking West Africa because it has good flight connections with Western Europe.
Almadies Arrondissement
Neighborhood
Almadies Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal. Almadies is considered the most upmarket residential neighbourhood in Central & Western Africa and it holds the residences of numerous foreign Ambassadors and expatriates. Almadies Arrondissement is situated 7 km northwest of Dakar Department.
Parcelles Assainies
Suburb
Parcelles Assainies is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 159,498. Parcelles Assainies is situated 5 km north of Dakar Department.
Dakar Department
- Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Wolof—“Dakar Department” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Դաքար”
- Belarusian: “Дакар, дэпартамент”
- Belarusian: “Дакар”
- Belarusian: “дэпартамент Дакар”
- Catalan: “Departament de Dakar”
- Cebuano: “Dakar Department”
- Chinese: “Dakar Koān”
- Chinese: “达喀尔省”
- Chinese: “達喀爾省”
- Dutch: “Departement Dakar”
- French: “Dakar”
- French: “Département de Dakar”
- Galician: “Departamento de Dakar”
- German: “Departement Dakar”
- Greek: “Νομός του Ντακάρ”
- Italian: “dipartimento di Dakar”
- Italian: “Dipartimento di Dakar”
- Japanese: “ダカール県”
- Korean: “다카르현”
- Latvian: “Dakaras reģions”
- Maltese: “Dipartiment ta‘ Dakar”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Dakar Koān”
- Persian: “بخش داکار”
- Portuguese: “Dacar”
- Portuguese: “Dakar”
- Russian: “Дакар”
- Russian: “департамент Дакар”
- Slovenian: “Département de Dakar”
- Slovenian: “Departma Dakar”
- Spanish: “Departamento de Dakar”
- Ukrainian: “Дакар”
- Wolof: “Tunduw Ndakaaru”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Niari Tali and S.I.C.A.P. Liberté Deux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stade Demba Diop and Centre De Santé Gaspard Kamara.
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