Almadies Arrondissement | |
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Coordinates: 14°43′30″N17°29′00″W / 14.725°N 17.4833°W | |
Country | Senegal |
Region | Dakar Region |
Department | Dakar Department |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 211,315 |
• Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
Almadies Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal. Almadies is considered the most upmarket residential neighbourhood in Central & Western Africa and it holds the residences of numerous foreign Ambassadors and expatriates. It is also considered one of the most expensive and premiere neighbourhoods in Africa. It also holds numerous Embassies and agencies of the UN.
Located at the western end of the peninsula of Cape Verde, it is dominated by the two hills of Mamelles. [1]
It is divided into 4 communes d'arrondissement; Mermoz-Sacré-Coeur, Ngor, Ouakam and Yoff. [2]
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar.
This article describes the system of transport in Senegal, both public and private.This system comprises roads, rail transport, water transport, and air transportation.
Dakar 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.
Cap-Vert, or the Cape Verde Peninsula, and Kap Weert or Bopp bu Nëtëx, is a peninsula in Senegal and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasia mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or "Green Cape". The Cape Verde islands, 570 kilometres (350 mi) further west, are named after the cape. Dakar, the capital of Senegal, occupies parts including its southern tip. The peninsula marks the border between Grande Côte to the north and Petite Côte to the south. It is delimited by two capes, Pointe des Almadies to the northwest and cap Manuel to the southeast.
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. It was known as Dakar-Yoff International Airport until 9 October 1996, when it was renamed in honor of Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal.
Dakar region 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.
Thiès is a region of western Senegal. The capital is also called Thiès.
Cheikh Anta Diop University, also known as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, is a university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese physicist, historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop and has an enrollment of over 60,000.
Senegal is subdivided into four levels of administrative divisions.
Dakar department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Dakar region.
Thiaroye is the name of a historic town in Sénégal, situated in the suburbs of Dakar, on the southeast coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula, between Pikine and Rufisque.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal:
The mass media in Senegal is varied and includes multiple television channels, numerous private radio stations, and over 15 newspapers.
Hann Bel-Air is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal.
Ngor is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 17,383. The westernmost point of the country and the mainland African continent is located in Ngor. Ngor is one of the four original Lebou villages of the Cap-Vert Peninsula, along with Yoff, Hann, and Ouakam. It includes the small island of Ngor.
Pointe des Almadies or Point Almadies is the westernmost point on the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasian landmass, lying at 17.5 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, 8 degrees further west than Cabo da Roca, mainland Europe's westernmost point. Pointe des Almadies is located on the north-western end of the Cap Vert peninsula in Senegal.
Olympique de Ngor is a football club from Senegal based in the neighborhood of Ngor in the northwest of Dakar. They are one of the top-flight football clubs. Stade de Ngor is their stadium used for football matches. It has a capacity of 10,000. It is the westernmost football club on the African mainland along with Almadies of Ngor, Cape Verde's Tarrafal FC de Monte Trigo is the westernmost football (soccer) club in the whole of Africa since 2014, though it is a lesser and least prominent club.
Malaysia–Senegal relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between Malaysia and Senegal. Malaysia has an embassy in Dakar, and Senegal has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Stade de Ngor is a multi-use stadium in Ngor in the west of Dakar, Senegal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of Olympique de Ngor, also Almadies plays at the stadium. The stadium holds 3,000 people.
Les Mamelles Lighthouse is a strategically important lighthouse situated near Cap Vert, the westernmost point of Africa, on the outskirts of Dakar the capital of Senegal. Completed in 1864, it has been described as "one of the world's great lighthouses, guiding ships around the western tip of Africa".