Dakar, Senegal, Map, History, & Facts
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Dakar, capital of Senegal and one of the chief seaports on the western African coast. The city was founded in 1857, and its name comes from dakhar, a Wolof name for the tamarind tree and the name of a coastal Lebu village that was located south of what is now the first pier. Learn more about Dakar here.
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Dakar, Senegal, Map, History, & Facts
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Dakar, Senegal, Map, History, & Facts
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