Ouakam

Ouakam is a commune d'arrondissement in the city of , . The commune is the birthplace of French politicians Ségolène Royal and Rama Yade and writer and politician Birago Diop.
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Photo: Dorothy Voorhees, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aéroport International Léopold Sédar Senghor and African Renaissance Monument.

Aerodrome
Photo: Popo le Chien, Public domain.
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international freight and former passenger serving , the capital of . The airport is situated near the town of , a northern suburb of Dakar.

Monument
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY 4.0.
The is a 50-metre tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside , .

Mosque
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The is a located in Ouakam, . Completed in 1997, the mosque has two minarets and provides a view of the Atlantic Ocean, as it is located near the Corniche-Ouest shore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sicap-Liberté and Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur.

Suburb
Photo: Abiwole, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . As of 2013 it had a population of 47,164. is situated 2½ km east of Ouakam.

Suburb
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is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . It is located on the western coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula. As of 2013, it had a population of 29,798. is situated 2½ km southeast of Ouakam.

Suburb
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . As of 2013 it had a population of 36,917. is situated 3½ km east of Ouakam.

Ouakam

Latitude
14.72474° or 14° 43′ 29″ north
Longitude
-17.48507° or 17° 29′ 6″ west
Population
101,000
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
7C64PGF7+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1760524533
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8133376
Wiki­data ID
Q3357914
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Ouakam” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Оуакам”
  • Catalan: “Ouakam”
  • Cebuano: “Ouakam”
  • Czech: “Ouakam”
  • Dutch: “Ouakam”
  • French: “Ouakam”
  • German: “Ouakam”
  • Greek: “Ουακάμ”
  • Hebrew: “אוואקם”
  • Hungarian: “Ouakam”
  • Irish: “Ouakam”
  • Japanese: “ワカム区”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ouakam”
  • Russian: “Квакам”
  • Slovenian: “Ouakam”
  • Turkish: “Senegal’de yerleşim birimi”
  • Ukrainian: “Уакам”
  • “Ouakam”

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