Ouakam
Ouakam is a commune d'arrondissement in the city of Dakar, Senegal. The commune is the birthplace of French politicians Ségolène Royal and Rama Yade and Senegalese writer and politician Birago Diop.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aéroport International Léopold Sédar Senghor and African Renaissance Monument.
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.
Mosque of Divinity
Mosque
The Mosque of Divinity is a mosque located in Ouakam, Senegal. 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.
Sicap-Liberté
Suburb
Photo: Abiwole, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sicap-Liberté is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 47,164. Sicap-Liberté is situated 2½ km east of Ouakam.
Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is located on the western coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula. As of 2013, it had a population of 29,798. Mermoz-Sacré-Cœur is situated 2½ km southeast of Ouakam.
Dieuppeul-Derklé
Suburb
Dieuppeul-Derklé is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 36,917. Dieuppeul-Derklé is situated 3½ km east of Ouakam.
Ouakam
- Type: Suburb with 101,000 residents
- Description: district of Dakar, Senegal
- Categories: Communes d’arrondissement of Senegal, commune of Senegal, city district, and locality
- Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.72474° or 14° 43′ 29″ northLongitude
-17.48507° or 17° 29′ 6″ westPopulation
101,000Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
7C64PGF7+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1760524533OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8133376Wikidata 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”
- Ukrainian: “Уакам”
- “Ouakam”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dioulu Kay and Marché Ouakam.
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