Rufisque ouest
in Dakar, Senegal
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Kolda North Airport (1.358 mi) - Ziguinchor Airport (1.413 mi)
- Cap Skirring Airport (1.433 mi)
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Banjul International Airport (1.466 mi) - Kaolack Airport (1.470 mi)
- Richard Toll Airport (1.557 mi)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (1.570 mi)
- Saint Louis Airport (1.578 mi)
- Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites (Unesco heritage, 1.412 mi)
- Island of Gorée (Unesco heritage, 1.521 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - XOF
- Spoken languages:
- French, Wolof
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 10:28 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:41 am and 6:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -15.400 and 166.017 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tombaesar - References
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Safety Score: 3,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Senegal.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Senegal. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Rufisque ouest
The district Rufisque ouest of in Dakar is a subburb in Senegal a little east of Dakar, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dakar, Thies, Fatick, Diourbel and Kaolack. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 78 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gorée
Île de Gorée (i.e. "Gorée Island"; is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is a 0.182 square kilometres island located 2 kilometres at sea from the main harbor of Dakar . Its population as of 31 January 2005 official estimates is 1,056 inhabitants, giving a density of 5,802 inh. per km², which is only half the average density of the city of Dakar. Gorée is both the smallest and the least populated of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.
Mali Federation
The Mali Federation (Fédération du Mali) was a country in West Africa. It was formed by a union between Senegal and the Sudanese Republic. It was founded on April 4, 1959, within the French Community and became entirely self-governing when it gained independence from France on June 20, 1960. The federation collapsed shortly after independence, on 20 August 1960, when Senegal withdrew, due to political disagreements. The Sudanese Republic was renamed the Republic of Mali on 22 September 1960.
Lake Retba
Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, north east of Dakar. It is so named for its pink waters, caused by Dunaliella salina algae in the water that produce a red pigment that uses sunlight to create more energy, turning the waters pink. The color is particularly visible during the dry season. The lake is also known for its high salt content, which, like that of the Dead Sea, allows people to float easily.
Rufisque
Rufisque is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 179,797 (2002 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but is now a suburb of Dakar. Rufisque is also the capital of the department of the same name.
National Assembly (Senegal)
The National Assembly is the lower house of Senegal's parliament.
House of Slaves (Gorée)
The House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) and its Door of No Return is a museum and memorial to the Atlantic slave trade on tiny Goree Island, 3 km off the coast of the city of Dakar, Senegal. Its museum, opened in 1962 and curated until his death in 2009 by Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye, is said to memorialise the final exit point of the slaves from Africa.
Guédiawaye
Guédiawaye is a town and département of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the north east of Dakar city centre, in 2005 it had a population of 280,353. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.
Guédiawaye Department
Guédiawaye Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Dakar Region.
Pikine Department
Pikine Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Dakar Region. Its capital is Pikine.
Rufisque Department
Rufisque Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Dakar Region.
Dakar Grand Mosque
The Dakar Grand Mosque (also Grande Mosquée de Dakar) is one of the most important religious buildings in the capital of Senegal. It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall.
Dakar-Plateau
Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of Dakar. Senegalese arrondissements are quite different from the arrondissements of Paris, being merely local administrative structures of the central state, like the Senegalese départements, and are thus more comparable to French departmental arrondissements. In 1996, a massive reform of the administrative and political divisions of Senegal was voted by the Parliament of Senegal.
Bargny, Senegal
Bargny (also, Bargny-Gouddau and Bargny Gouddou) is a settlement in Senegal. It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital, Dakar.
Hann, Senegal
Hann is a neighbourhood of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. It is located on the eastern side of the small south facing peninsula on which the old city of Dakar built. Hann neighborhood sits along a crescent shaped beach called Hann Bay. Hann is part of the Hann Bel-Air commune d'arrondissement: a part of the municipal Dakar Department which covers the city of Dakar.
Biscuiterie
Biscuiterie is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal, part of the arrondissment of Grand Dakar. It is located in the centre-southern area of the city. As of 2007, it had a population of 56,932. La Biscuiterie owes its name to the eponymous "Biscuiterie" (also known as "Biscuiterie de Medina", "Biscuit factory of Medina"), a former biscuit factory that has been restructured into an exhibition venue.
Cambérène
Cambérène is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2007 it had a population of 41,512.
Dieuppeul-Derklé
Dieuppeul-Derklé is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2007 it had a population of 39,871.
Hann Bel-Air
Hann Bel-Air is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal.
Grand Yoff
Grand Yoff is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2007 it had a population of 144,859.
HLM (Dakar)
HLM is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2007 it had a population of 46,722.
Parcelles Assainies
Parcelles Assainies is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2007 it had a population of 143,967.
Patte d'Oie (Dakar)
Patte d'Oie is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal.
Sébikotane Arrondissement
Sébikotane Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Rufisque Department in the Dakar Region of Senegal.
Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum
The Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum is a museum located on Gorée, an island on the coast of Senegal, across from the House of Slaves (Gorée). A project conceived in 1987 by the filmmaker Ousmane William Mbaye, it was opened in 1994 under the direction of Annette Mbaye d'Erneville.
AJSS
The Association des Jeunes pour la Sensibilisation et la Solidarite (AJSS) is a Senegalese organization whose stated aims are to help young Senegalese away from poverty, criminality and emigration. The AJSS was officially established 23 September 2005 after a meeting held by young people from Sicap-Liberté The AJSS has approximately 400 members.
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