Dakar station
Dakar station is a railway station in Dakar, Senegal. Dakar station is situated nearby to Marché malien, as well as near the memorial Monument Demba et Dupont.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Senegal
- Also known as: “Gare de Dakar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Black Civilisations and Monument Demba et Dupont.
Museum of Black Civilisations
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Museum of Black Civilisations is a national museum in Dakar, Senegal, that opened on 6 December 2018. It is directed by Hamady Bocoum, an archaeologist and researcher at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University. Museum of Black Civilisations is situated 280 metres northwest of Dakar station.
Monument Demba et Dupont
Memorial
Photo: Inextre, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Monument Demba et Dupont is a memorial.
Théodore Monod African Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
The Théodore Monod African Art Museum in Dakar, Senegal is one of the oldest art museums in West Africa. It was promoted by Léopold Senghor, the country's first President. Théodore Monod African Art Museum is situated 1½ km south of Dakar station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Dakar.
Dakar-Plateau
Suburb
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Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of Dakar.
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.
Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 52,270. Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane is situated 3 km northwest of Dakar station.
Dakar station
- Categories: dead-end railway station, terminus, building, and transportation
- Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.6756° or 14° 40′ 32″ northLongitude
-17.43337° or 17° 26′ 0″ westOpen location code
7C64MHG8+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 27294596OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata ID
Q3096341
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Dakar station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “داكار”
- French: “Dakar”
- French: “gare de Dakar”
- French: “Gare de Dakar”
- German: “Bahnhof Dakar”
- Italian: “stazione di Dakar”
- Italian: “Stazione di Dakar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dakar stasjon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gare de Dakar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dakar stasjon”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gare de Dakar”
- Norwegian: “Dakar stasjon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marché malien and Gare de Dakar.
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