Saint Charles Church
Saint Charles Church is a church in Dakar Department, Senegal. Saint Charles Church is situated nearby to the community center Centre socio-culturel J. Ndiaye, as well as near the tourism office Centre socio-culturel Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Goree Island
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Charles Borromee (Goree)” and “Église Saint-Charles-Borromée”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maritime Museum and Dakar station.
Maritime Museum
Museum
The Musée de la Mer is a museum located in Gorée, Senegal. The museum contains various documents and photos on marine animals in Senegal with a collection of 6,000 species. Maritime Museum is situated 260 metres northwest of Saint Charles Church.
Dakar station
Railway station
Dakar station is a railway station, which is situated 4 km west of Saint Charles Church.
Place de indépendance
Park
Place de indépendance is a park, which is situated 3½ km west of Saint Charles Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorée and Dakar-Plateau.
Gorée
Suburb
Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare island located two kilometres at sea from the main harbour of Dakar, famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade.
Dakar-Plateau
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.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.
Saint Charles Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.66695° or 14° 40′ 1″ north
Longitude
-17.39798° or 17° 23′ 53″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
7C64MJ82+QR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Saint Charles Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة القديس شارل بورومي (غوريه)”
- Bavarian: “Kirche Saint-Charles-Borromée”
- French: “Église Saint-Charles-Borromée de Gorée”
- French: “église Saint-Charles-Borromée”
- German: “Kirche Saint-Charles-Borromée”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santo Charles Borromee (Gorée)”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre socio-culturel J. Ndiaye and Centre socio-culturel Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Centre médico-social de l’Ordre de Malte and Chambre d’hebergement (CSC B NDIAYE).
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