Place:Diourbel

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Diourbel

ديوربل
Town
Diourbel is located in Senegal
Diourbel
Diourbel
Location in Senegal
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 14°39′07.7″N 16°14′02.5″W / 14.652139°N 16.234028°W / 14.652139; -16.234028
Country Senegal
RegionDiourbel Region
DepartmentDiourbel
Population
 (2013)
 • Total133,705
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Diourbel (Arabic: ديوربل; Serer: Jurbel, Wolof: Njaaréem) is a town in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2013 was 133,705. [1]

Transport

Diourbel lies on the N3 road linking it to Dakar and is also served by a junction station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross the River Sine in the town.

Climate

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Twin towns – sister cities

Diourbel is twinned with:[3]

  • France Avignon, France

Notable people

  • Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel.[4]
  • Seynabou Mbengue (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
  • Makhtar N'Diaye, former NBA player

See also

  • Railway stations in Senegal

References