Diourbel
Diourbel
ديوربل | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Diourbel Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 14°39′07.7″N 16°14′02.5″W / 14.652139°N 16.234028°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Diourbel Region |
| Department | Diourbel |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 133,705 |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Avignon, France
Notable people
- Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel.[3]
- Seynabou Mbengue (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
- Makhtar N'Diaye, former NBA player
See also
References
- ^ "Senegal: administrative units, extended". Geohive. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Jumelages". avignon.fr (in French). Avignon. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke (1968-1989)". Murid Islamic Community in America. Retrieved Nov 5, 2019.
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