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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  • Suburb with 101,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 35 metres (115 feet)
  • Description: district of Dakar, Senegal

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…

Work of art
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY 4.0.
The is a 50-metre tall…

Mosque
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The is a located in Ouakam, .

Places in the Area

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

Suburb
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is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . is situated 2½ km east of Ouakam.

Suburb
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is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . is situated 2½ km southeast of Ouakam.

Suburb
is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of , . is situated 3½ km east of Ouakam.

Ouakam

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Latitude
14.72474° or 14° 43′ 29″ north
Longitude
-17.48507° or 17° 29′ 6″ west
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”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dioulu Kay and Marché Ouakam.

Senegal: Highlights

Notable places include Dakar and Saint-Louis.

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