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Dakar (/ d ɑː ˈ k ɑːr, d æ-/ UK also: / ˈ d æ k ɑːr /; [4] French:; Wolof: Ndakaaru) [5] is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of ...
Dakar region (French: Région de Dakar) is the smallest and most populated region of Senegal, encompassing the capital city of the country, Dakar, and all its suburbs along the Cap Vert peninsula, Africa's most westerly point.
In 2019, which was the first Dakar Rally to be held in just one country (Peru), Toyota won for the first time with Nasser Al-Attiyah (in his third victory with three different manufacturers). The bike category saw the KTM works team rider, Australian Toby Price, take his first Dakar victory, winning his second title in 2019.
Dakar Rally in pictures: AP photos show the speed and scenery as drivers take on the desert. Updated January 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM. 1 / 23. Dakar Rally Week Two Photo Gallery.
Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. [14] It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. [15] The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square ...
I've traveled to more than 80 countries, 50 of which were included in the World Economic Forum's 2024 Travel and Tourism Index. The report measures the economic growth of the tourism industry ...
Dakar: 2005 (mixed) Lake Retba is a salt lake with an area of 3 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) and a maximum depth of 3 m (9.8 ft). It is known for its colour, which ranges between mauve and pink. Salt has been commercially extracted since the 1970s. Often, the lake has served as the finish point of the Dakar Rally. [23] The old Rufisque: Dakar: 2005 (cultural)
Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a rainy season.