Saint Jean Baptiste
Saint Jean Baptiste is a church in Thies, Senegal. Saint Jean Baptiste is situated nearby to the cemetery Cimetiere St Jean Baptiste, as well as near the hospital BARTHEMY.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stade Lat-Dior and Stade Maniang Soumaré.
Stade Lat-Dior
Stadium
Photo: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0.
The Stade Lat Dior, also known as the Thies stadium, is a multi-sports stadium in Thiès, Senegal. The stadium is named in honour of Lat Jor. It has a capacity of 8,712 spectators. The capacity was 20,000 before the installation of individual seats. Stade Lat-Dior is situated 1¼ km southwest of Saint Jean Baptiste.
Stade Maniang Soumaré
Stadium
Stade Maniang Soumaré is a multi-use stadium in Thiès, Senegal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of US Rail. Stade Maniang Soumaré is situated 1½ km north of Saint Jean Baptiste.
Gare de Thiès
Railway station
Photo: Babacar Dioum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare de Thiès is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km north of Saint Jean Baptiste.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thies.
Thies
Thiès is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 72 km east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis. It is the capital of Thiès Region and is a major industrial city.Saint Jean Baptiste
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.77535° or 14° 46′ 31″ northLongitude
-16.93448° or 16° 56′ 4″ westOpen location code
7C65Q3G8+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 196537588OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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