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Catedral de Bissau

Bissau Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral de Bissau), also known as Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Candelária (Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria) is a Catholic cathedral in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. It is the centre of the Catholic Church in Guinea-Bissau.

Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune

The Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune (or Thiouthiogne), also known as the Battle of Somb or the Battle of Somb-Tioutioune, occurred on 18 July 1867.

Monument Demba et Dupont

IFAN Museum of African Arts

The Musée de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire or IFAN Museum of African Arts in Dakar, Senegal is one of the oldest art museums in West Africa. It was promoted by Léopold Senghor, the country's first President.

Museum of Black Civilizations

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.

Kunta Kinteh Island

Kunta Kinteh Island, formerly called James Island and St Andrew's Island, is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km (19 mi) from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the Republic of the Gambia. Fort James is located on the island.

Portuguese Chapel

The Portuguese Chapel of Albreda or just Albreda Chapel, also Portuguese Chapel of San Domingo, is the name given to a Catholic chapel built by Portuguese explorers in the fifteenth century in the area of Albreda which is now a part of the African country of Gambia.

Fortaleza de São José da Amura

Fortaleza de São José da Amura is a fort in Bissau, Guinea Bissau and cemetery with honours for exclusive people.

Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Bafatá

The Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Graça) also called Cathedral of Batafá, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Bafatá in the region of Batafá one of those that make the African country of Gui…

Capture of Gorée

The Capture of Gorée occurred in December 1758 when a British naval expedition led by Augustus Keppel against the French island of Gorée off the coast of Senegal during the Seven Years' War.Keppel bombarded the fortress and then landed his marines to take possession.

Battle of Dakar

The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa (modern-day Senegal).

Great Mosque of Touba

The Great Mosque of Touba (French: Grande Mosquée de Touba) is a mosque in Touba, Senegal. It was founded by Amadou Bamba in 1887 and completed in 1963. Bamba died in 1927 and is interred inside the mosque. Since his death the mosque is being controlled by his family.

St. Louis Cathedral (Saint-Louis, Senegal)

The St. Louis Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint Louis) is an eighteenth-century cathedral located on the place d'armes in the southern district of Saint-Louis Island in the African country of Senegal.It is the oldest church in West Africa. St.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Latin: Sancti Ludovici Senegalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Saint-Louis in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.1763: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal from the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal January 27…

Pont Faidherbe

Faidherbe Bridge is a road bridge over the Senegal River which links the island of the city of Saint-Louis in Senegal to the African mainland. The metal bridge is 507.35 m (1,664.5 ft) long and 10.5 m (34 ft) wide, weighing 1,500 t (1,500 long tons; 1,700 short tons).

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack (Latin: Kaolacken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kaolack in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.February 21, 1957: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaolack from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar and Diocese of Ziguinchor July 6…

Kachikally Crocodile Pool

The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles (16 km) from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.

Massalikoul Djinane

The Massalikoul Djinane Mosque (French: Mosquée Massalikoul Djinane) is a mosque in Dakar, Senegal.In the early 2000s, the land where the mosque stands today was donated by President Abdoulaye Wade.

Îles de la Madeleine

The Îles de la Madeleine lie west of Dakar in Senegal. The islands are uninhabited. The main island is Sarpan, known for its Stone Age tool finds. The islands are also known for their birds, fish and plant life. The cliffs are steep, and had been carved by the sea over millions of years.

Mosquée de la Divinité

The Mosque of Divinity (built 1997) is a mosque located in Ouakam, Senegal. It is a structure with two minarets. The mosque provides a view of the Atlantic Ocean, as the mosque lies near the shore, at the Corniche-Ouest.The original idea to build the mosque first came from Mohamed Gorgui Seyni Guèy…

Phare des Mamelles

Les Mamelles Lighthouse (French: Phare des Mamelles) is a strategically important lighthouse situated near Cap Vert, the westernmost point of Africa, on the outskirts of Dakar the capital of Senegal.

Plage des Mamelles

Deux Mamelles, Collines des Mamelles, or simply Mamelles are twin hills located in Ouakam, a suburban commune of Dakar, in the Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal.These hills are of volcanic origin and they are the vestiges of a plateau from the early Quaternary.

Pointe des Almadies

Pointe des Almadies or Point Almadies is the westernmost point on the continent of Africa and the Old World. Pointe des Almadies is located on the north-western end of the Cap Vert peninsula in Senegal.Pointe des Almadies lies within the greater Dakar urban area from the village of N'gor and the tow…

Karabane

Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-west of Senegal, in the mouth of the Casamance River.

Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve

Bao Bolong (also Baobolong, Bao Bolon or Baobolon) Wetland Reserve is a national park in The Gambia. Established in 1996 it covers 220 square kilometres.The Wetland Reserve is located on the north bank of the River Gambia, approximately 100 km (52 nautical miles) from the river mouth.

la maison des Esclaves

The House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) and its Door of No Return is a museum and memorial to the Atlantic slave trade on Gorée Island, 3 km off the coast of the city of Dakar, Senegal.

Gorée

Île de Gorée (French pronunciation: [ildəɡoʁe]; "Gorée Island"; Wolof: Beer Dun) is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal.

Musée de la Mer

The Musée de la Mer is a museum located in Gorée, Senegal. The museum contains various documents and photos on marine animals in Senegal with a collection of 6,000 species.List of museums in Senegal

Museum Historique

The Historical Museum of Senegal in Gorée (French: Musée historique du Sénégal à Gorée) is a museum attached to the Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (IFAN) and located on the island of Gorée, in the bay of Dakar, Senegal.

Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar

The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires) or Cathedral of Dakar, is a religious building that serves as the Catholic cathedral in the city of Dakar, the capital of the African country of Senegal, which is the seat of the Archdiocese of Dakar (Latin: Archidioe…

Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès (Latin: Thiesin(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Thiès in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.On Friday, January 18, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI named the Rev.

Langue de Barbarie National Park

The Langue de Barbarie (French for "Barbary spit of land", named after the Barbary Coast) is a thin, sandy peninsula, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, located in western Senegal, in the neighbourhood of the city of Saint-Louis.

Mutaro Kunda Forest Park

Mutaro Kunda Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 809 hectares.

Dakar Grand Mosque

The Dakar Grand Mosque (French: Grande Mosquée de Dakar) is one of the most important religious buildings in Dakar, Senegal.

Niumi National Park

Niumi National Park is a national park in The Gambia. The occupies the coastal strip in the northern region of the country, in the southern tip of the Sine-Saloum Delta.

Lagoas Cufada Natural Park

The Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park is found in Guinea-Bissau. It was established on 1 December 2000. This site is 890 km2. It was the first protected area in Guinea-Bissau.Chimpanzees are reported to live in the National Park, making nests in oil palms, but details are lacking about density and size…

N'Der

N'Der (also spelled Nder or Ndeer) is a small town on the western shore of the Lac de Guiers, in northern Senegal. It was the third and last capital of Waalo until the annexion of the kingdom by France in 1855.N'Der is located on the Western shore of the Lac de Guiers.

Point of Sangomar

The Point of Sangomar is a sand spit located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Saloum Delta, which marks the end of the Petite Côte west of Senegal.This narrow sandbar extends south about twenty kilometers from Palmarin Diakhanor.