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    Dakar

    Capital and the largest city of Senegal
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    Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. Cap-Vert was colonized by the Portuguese in the early 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal. Dakar will host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. Wikipedia

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    Dakar (/ d ɑː ˈ k ɑːr, d æ-/ UK also: / ˈ d æ k ɑːr /; [4] French:; Wolof: Ndakaaru) [5] is the capital and largest city of Senegal.The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023.. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. [6] Cap-Vert was colonized by the ...
  3. britannica.com

    5 days agoDakar, city, capital of Senegal, and one of the chief seaports on the western African coast.It is located midway between the mouths of the Gambia and Sénégal rivers on the southeastern side of the Cape Verde Peninsula, close to Africa's most westerly point.Dakar's harbour is one of the best in western Africa, protected by the limestone cliffs of the cape and by a system of breakwaters.
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  4. en.wikipedia.org

    1857 Gorée merchants settle in Dakar.; French build fort on Dakar Point. [1]1862 - "Master plan for Dakar is drafted by Émile Pinet-Laprade." [2]1863 Streets named. [2]Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia established. [3]1867 - Port was opened for commerce. [4]1872 - Town becomes part of the commune of Gorée. [5]1878 - Population: 1,600.
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  6. blackpast.org

    Dakar was the political center of French West Africa and is the capital of modern Senegal. Located on Cape Verde, the westernmost point of the African mainland, Ndaxaru, known by its French name, Dakar, has been occupied at least since Europeans began to explore the … Read MoreDakar, Senegal (1857- )
  7. britannica.com

    1 day agoSenegal - Colonialism, Independence, Culture: This discussion focuses on the history of Senegal since European contact. For a more complete treatment of the country in its regional context, see western Africa, history of. Senegal has been inhabited since ancient times. Paleolithic and Neolithic axes and arrows have been found near Dakar, and stone circles, as well as copper and iron objects ...
  8. newworldencyclopedia.org

    The name Dakar derives from dakhar, a Wolof name for the tamarind tree, and the name of a coastal Lebu village located south of where the port's first pier was built.. Located midway between the Gambia and Senegal Rivers, on the southeast of the Cape Verde Peninsula, Dakar is the westernmost African city. The city has a tropical climate, but the characteristic heat and humidity are moderated ...
  9. britannica.com

    Dakar , City (pop., 2004 est.: city, 1,009,256; urban agglom., 2,098,648), capital of Senegal.One of the chief seaports on the western African coast, it lies midway between the mouths of the Gambia and Sénégal rivers. It was founded by the French in 1857, and its development was spurred by the opening in 1886 of western Africa's first railway, from Saint-Louis to Dakar.
  10. theworldcountries.com

    History of Dakar. Dakar's history dates back to the 15th century when the Lebu people, a subgroup of the Wolof ethnic group, established villages on the Cap-Vert peninsula. The Portuguese arrived in 1444 and established a presence on Gorée Island, using it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. In 1677, Gorée Island came under French control.
  11. oxfordre.com

    Dakar is one of the earliest sites in sub-Saharan tropical Africa of European settlement, which was initiated by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century. Metropolitan Dakar—positioned against the background of the transatlantic slave trade, subsequent French imperialism, and the crystallization of Islam since the beginning of the European ...
  12. globalurbanhistory.com

    By Kathleen Keller, Gustavus Adolphus College. One of largest cities in West Africa, Dakar, Senegal sits at the western-most tip of the continent. Now home to a population of over two million people, Dakar of today is the capital of Senegal and a major city with an important art scene, a huge new international airport, and a growing business and technology sector.
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