The city is home to as many as 20,000 French expatriates. Nama "Senegal" berasal dari bahasa Wolof "Sunuu Gaal", yang berarti "Perahu Kita". [10] The bay of "Bezeguiche" would go on to serve as a critical stop for the Portuguese India Armadas of the early 16th century, where large fleets would routinely stop, both on their outward and return journeys from India, to repair, collect fresh water from the rivulets and wells along the Cap-Vert shore and trade for provisions with the local people for their remaining voyage. Since independence, urbanization has sprawled eastward past Pikine, a commuter suburb whose population (2001 est. This situation is quite similar to Paris, which is both a commune and a department. Dakar used to be the finishing point of the Dakar Rally until 2007, before the event was moved to South America for the security concerns in Mauritania. The densest and most populous commune d'arrondissement is Médina (136,697 inhabitants), in the arrondissement of Plateau/Gorée. Dakar (English: /dɑːˈkɑːr/; French: [dakaʁ]; Wolof: Ndakaaru)[6] is the capital and largest city of Senegal. [30] Today, Layene Brotherhood is consisted mostly of the Lebou people, and based in the Cap-Vert area. The Dakarois climate is generally warm. [22] Île de Gorée, formerly a slave island, is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site which preserves the colonial era architectures and facilities. The original villages—Ouakam, Ngor, Yoff and Hann—still constitute distinctively Lebou neighborhoods of the city today. Od Drugog svjetskog rata Dakar je doživio pravu urbanu ekspanziju, od tada su izgrađena brojna predgrađa i satelitski gradovi oko užeg centra grada. The Serigne (also spelled Sëriñ, "Lord") of Ndakaaru is still recognized as the traditional political authority of the Lebou by the Senegalese State today. The citizens of the city elected their own mayor and municipal council and helped send an elected representative to the National Assembly in Paris. The first hill is topped with Mamelles Lighthouse built in 1864. In 1795, the Lebou of Cape Verde revolted against Cayor rule. Clockwise from top: Place de l'Indépendance, Mosque of the Divinity. [26] There are also Christian churches and temples : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar (Catholic Church), Assemblies of God, Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. The city of Dakar is a commune (also sometimes known as commune de ville), one of the some 125 communes of Senegal. The commune d'arrondissement of Dakar-Plateau (34,626 inhabitants), in the arrondissement of Plateau/Gorée, is the historical heart of the city, and most ministries and public administrations are located there. A total of 14 train stations will be served and the fastest end-to-end journey will take 45 minutes. 1959-1960, Dakar là thủ đô liên bang Mali ngắn ngủi. The city of Dakar is a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, and contains several landmarks. The plan had British naval support when fighting alone against the Axis powers. Dakar je hlavní město Senegalu, které se nachází na Zeleném mysu na pobřeží Atlantského oceánu.Žije zde přibližně 1,15 milionu obyvatel. Gorée was captured by the United Netherlands in 1588, which gave it its present name (spelled Goeree, after Goeree-Overflakkee in the Netherlands). Peaceful contact was finally opened in 1456 by Diogo Gomes, and the bay was subsequently referred to as the "Angra de Bezeguiche" (after the name of the local rul… When it is time to eat a typical meal someone will say "kay lekk" which means 'come eat'. A sua localização na borda ocidental da África, na estreita península de Cabo Verde, favoreceu os primeiros colonos e o comércio com o Novo Mundo, e lhe dá uma posição … Năm 1902, Dakar thế chỗ Saint-Louis làm thủ phủ Tây Phi thuộc Pháp. Tekstâ lii finniimist Creative Commons Nommâd-JyeveSiämmáánáál-lisenssáin; lase-iävtuh pyehtih leđe. Today, the island is also hosting the art scene of the hundreds of local artists who line up their works at the outdoor exhibitions.[23][24]. The slave trade was abolished by France in February 1794. Dakar is cooled year-round by sea breezes. In 1940, Dakar became involved in the Second World War when General de Gaulle, leader of the Free French Forces, sought to make the city the base of his resistance operations. The capital of the republic was established at Ndakaaru. Dakar is a region in the west of Senegal.The regional capital is Dakar, which is also the national capital.. As of the 2013 census, 2,956,023 people lived there. [24][31], In Senegal the traditional culture is very centred around the idea of family. Nights during this time of the year are comfortable, some 17–20 °C (63–68 °F). Meanwhile, the Layene Sufi order, established by Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye, was thriving among the Lebou in Yoff and in a new village called Cambérène. The object was to raise the Free French flag in West Africa, to occupy Dakar and thus start to consolidate the French resistance of its colonies in Africa. A. Teixeira da Mota (1968) "Ilha de Santiago e Angra de Bezeguiche, escalas da carreira da India", Vespucci's letter from Bezeguiche is reproduced in F.A. Dakar is de hoofdstad van Senegal.Het ligt op het schiereiland Kaap Verde, het westelijkste punt van het vasteland van Afrika.Vanwege deze ligging is de stad geschikt voor de handel met Europa en Amerika en is zij uitgegroeid tot een van de belangrijkste havens aan de westzijde van het continent. Die Rallye Dakar (früherer Name Rallye Paris–Dakar) ist ein Rallye-Raid-Wettbewerb, der als die bedeutendste Langstrecken- und Wüstenrallye der Welt gilt.Sie wurde von 1978 bis 2007 einmal jährlich hauptsächlich auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent ausgetragen. It is on the country's Atlantic coast on the western edge of Africa. The club plays at Stade Demba Diop, sometimes they play at Stade Alassane Djigo Sedert 2014 word in Diamniadio 'n tweede regeringsetel opgerig. It was also the location of Taf Taf, an international artist residency program.[34]. 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. Dakar juga dikenal sebagai tempat finis balap mobil tahunan yang terkenal, Reli Paris-Dakar . English: Astronaut Photo of Dakar, Senegal taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 27 on May 6, 2011. Notwithstanding this hotter season Dakar's weather is far from being as hot as that of African cities inland, such as Niamey and N'Djamena, where temperatures hover above 36 °C (97 °F) for much of the year. They were supported by Blaise Diagne, the first African to be elected Deputy to the National Assembly. Dakar este capitala statului Senegal situat pe coasta occidentală a Africii, pe peninsula Cap Verde. Alministración. The Dakar Rally was an off-road endurance motorsport race which followed a course from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal. [12] A second major railroad, the Dakar-Niger built from 1906–1923, linked Dakar to Bamako and consolidated the city's position at the head of France's West African empire. It … In 1444, the Portuguese reached the Bay of Dakar, initially as slave-raiders. Papa Momar Diop, Les administrateurs coloniaux au Sénégal. La ville de Dakar (en peul et wolof : Ndakaaru) est la capitale de la République du Sénégal et de la région de Dakar.Elle compte 1 056 009 [1] habitants sur les 3 630 000 habitants (estimation 2018 [2]) que compte l'ensemble de la région de Dakar.C'est une des quatre communes historiques du Sénégal et l'ancienne capitale de l'Afrique-Occidentale française (AOF). Ii des Africa ke west coast pe Atlantic pe hae. French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin) and Niger.The federation existed from 1895 until 1958. The Dakar région encompasses the city of Dakar and all its suburbs along the Cape Verde Peninsula. The TER's first test run has been launched on 14th of January 2019 and the first passenger train is scheduled to run later this year. [32] Some famous dishes include Cebbu Jën (Tiéboudienne) and Yassa. Dakar has a large Lebanese community (concentrated in the import-export sector) that dates to the 1920s, a community of Moroccan business people, as well as Mauritanian, Cape Verdean, and Guinean communities. Its position, on the wastren edge o Africae (it is the wastrenmaist ceety on the African mainland), is an advantageous departure point for trans-Atlantic an European trade; this fact aidit its growth intae a major regional port. The enterprise was abandoned after appreciable naval losses. However, between May and November the city becomes decidedly warmer with daily highs reaching 29–31 °C (84–88 °F) and night lows a little bit above 23–24 °C (73–75 °F). An initial 36 km will link Dakar to Diamniadio and a second phase of 19 km would connect Dakar to the Blaise Diagne airport. [19], Other landmarks of the city include the medina quarter located in Médina commune. Im Jahr 2008 wurde die Rallye Dakar aufgrund einer Terrordrohung abgesagt. The town is home to the Autonomous Port of Dakar and the terminus of the non-functioning Dakar-Niger railroad line. The metropolitan area has about 2.45 million people living in it. The island was to switch hands between the Portuguese and Dutch several more times before falling to the English under Admiral Robert Holmes on January 23, 1664, and finally to the French in 1677. The original villages—Ouakam, Ngor, Yoff and Hann—still constitute distinctively Lebou neighborhoods of the city today. The port facilities were improved with jetties, a telegraph line was established along the coast to Saint-Louis and the Dakar-Saint-Louis railway was completed in 1885, at which point the city became an important base for the conquest of the Western Sudan. [29] Dakar is also known as the birthplace of the Layene Brotherhood, a Sufi tariqa founded by Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye in 1883 at the commune of Yoff. In November 1944 West African conscripts of the French army mutinied against poor conditions at the Thiaroye camp, on the outskirts of the city. Dacar ou Dakar é a capital e a maior cidade do Senegal, na península do Cabo Verde. The commune of Dakar has been in continuous existence since 1887, being preserved by the new state of Senegal after independence in 1960, although its limits have varied considerably over time. Dakar's rainy season lasts from July to October while the dry season covers the remaining eight months. One of the most notable is Deux Mamelles, twin hills located in Ouakam commune. The 19 communes d'arrondissement belong to either of the four arrondissements of Dakar, and the sous-préfet of each arrondissement is in charge of controlling the activities of the communes d'arrondissement in his arrondissement. The poet, philosopher and first President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor tried to transform Dakar into the "Sub-Saharan African Athens" (l'Athènes de l'Afrique subsaharienne),[16] as his vision was for it. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. Dazu gehören eine 70 km lange zweigleisige Strecke zwischen Dakar und Thiès, die 574 km lange Strecke von Thiès nach Kidira, die 193 km lange Strecke von Thiès nach Saint-Louis sowie drei kleinere Zweiglinien. Music has a big influence on the youth with famous artists like Daara J Family who use their voice to represent the problems in their communities. The Cap-Vert peninsula was settled no later than the 15th century, by the Lebou people, an aquacultural ethnic group related to the neighboring Wolof and Serer. The etiquette of people in Dakar is very simple but very vital. Dakar adalah ibu kota sekaligus kota terbesar Senegal. Médina is originally built as a township for local populace during the French colonial-era. Ander belangrike stede sluit in Thiès en Touba.Senegal vorm die mees westelike land op die vasteland van die Ou Wêreld en Afrika-Eurasië. In its colonial heyday Dakar was one of the major cities of the French Empire, comparable to Hanoi or Beirut. As the peanut trade boomed, tiny Gorée Island, whose population had grown to 6,000 residents, proved ineffectual as a port. This even includes the way that they eat. The mainland of Cap-Vert, however, was under control of the Jolof Empire, as part of the western province of Cayor which seceded from Jolof in its own right in 1549. The commune of Dakar is also a department, one of the 45 departments of Senegal. Actes du Colloque Eau et santé, Dakar, novembre 1994, Dakar, ORSTOM, 1998 Despite Napoleon's abolition, a clandestine slave trade continued at Gorée until 1848, when it was abolished throughout all French territories. The competitors used off-road vehicles to cross the difficult geography. A-POIS Giuditta Nelli - Senegal 2012 - Dakar, Wall in flower.JPG 600 × 600; 205 KB Adult education, Dakar - UNESCO - PHOTO0000003839 0000.tiff 5,795 × 4,485; 74.94 MB Adult education, Dakar - UNESCO - PHOTO0000003839 0001.tiff 5,770 × 4,437; 73.8 MB This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Senegal location map.svg (by … The longest-serving mayor was Mamadou Diop, mayor for 18 years between 1984 and 2002. France still maintains an air force base at Yoff and the French fleet is serviced in Dakar's port. Everyone will come together and sit around the plate and eat with their hands. 1900–1914, Dakar: Université de Dakar, 1985, 107 pages (Mémoire de Maîtrise) Mamadou Diouf , Le Kajoor au XIX e , Karthala, 1989 Mamadou Diouf, Le Sénégal sous Abdou Diouf , Karthala, 1990 Für die Stadt wurde ein eigenes Département geschaffen, das Département Dakar als eines von 45 Départements, in die der Senegal, und eines von vier Départements, in die die Metropolregion Dakargegliedert ist. This file was uploaded with Commonist. Though under continuous French administration since, métis families, descended from Dutch and French traders and African wives, dominated the slave trade. The first black mayor was Blaise Diagne, mayor of Dakar from 1924 to 1934. Sports club AS Douanes are based in Sicap-Liberté; they play in the Senegal Premier League and previously won the 2014–15 Ligue 1 (Senegal) season. Štát Senegal: Región Región Dakar: Nadmorská výška 27 m n. m. Súradnice Rozloha 82,38 km² (8 238 ha) Obyvateľstvo 1 030 594 () Hustota 12 510 obyv./km² Primátor Khalifa Sall Senegal, oficial Republica Senegal, este o țară aflată la sudul fluviului Senegal din Africa de vest.Senegal se învecinează cu Oceanul Atlantic la vest, cu Mauritania la nord, cu Mali la est, cu Guineea și Guineea-Bissau la sud. Among the places of worship, there are predominantly Muslim mosques. Urbanization during the colonial period was marked by forms of racial and social segregation—often expressed in terms of health and hygiene—which continue to structure the city today. Due to French colonialism the children of Dakar have a unique school system. [36], Dakar was set to host the 2022 edition of the Youth Summer Olympics, however, the games have been postponed to 2026, it will be the first of its kind Olympics ever held in Africa.[37]. Following a plague epidemic in 1914, the authorities forced most of the African population out of old neighborhoods, or "Plateau", and into a new quarter, called Médina, separated from it by a "sanitary cordon". The notable places on the island is Gorée Memorial which is a memorial for the slaves, and the House of Slaves which is a museum dedicated to the Atlantic slave trade. Nonetheless, the Plateau thereafter became an administrative, commercial, and residential district increasingly reserved for Europeans and served as model for similar exclusionary administrative enclaves in French Africa's other colonial capitals (Bamako, Conakry, Abidjan, Brazzaville). The mutiny was seen as an indictment of the colonial system and constituted a watershed for the nationalist movement. The city is a trade seaport for items leaving Africa. The hills are the only high ground in the city, providing views of the entire area and sweeping views of the city. To replace trade in slaves, the French promoted peanut cultivation on the mainland. However, contrary to French departments, departments in Senegal have no political power (no departmental assembly), and are merely local administrative structures of the central state, in charge of carrying out some administrative services as well as controlling the activities of the communes within the department. 1,200,000) is greater than that of Dakar proper, to Rufisque, creating a conurbation of almost 3 million (over a quarter of the national population). daˈkaːr] ist als Ville de Dakar die Hauptstadt Senegals und zugleich Regionalpräfektur der Region Dakar, der bevölkerungsreichsten Region des Landes. It is also the third biggest Sufi order in Senegal. Das Bahnnetz des Senegal hat auf dem Papier eine Länge von 906 km. The commune d'arrondissement of Yoff (55,995 inhabitants), in the arrondissement of Almadies, is the largest one, while the smallest one is the commune d'arrondissement of Île de Gorée (1,034 inhabitants), in the arrondissement of Plateau/Gorée. Wikipedia Wikivoyage: Instance of: port settlement, capital, big city, city with millions of inhabitants, like a city: Part of: Cap Vert-Thies, Four Communes: Location: Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal : Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean: Head of government It is located on the Cap-Vert peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland. The last race was held in 2007, before the 2008 rally was canceled a day before the event due to … The former is on the northern shore of N'Gor commune with beaches providing attractions such as surfing. A primeira Assembleia Espiritual Local Bahá'í do Senegal foi eleita em 1966 em Dakar. The commune of Dakar, whose population approached 1 million inhabitants, was deemed too large and too populated to be properly managed by a central municipality, and thus on August 30, 1996 Dakar was divided into 19 communes d'arrondissement. Date: 23 November 2011: Source: Own work This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Adobe Illustrator. Dakar has a population of 1,030,594 people. France took over the island in 1677. There have been 20 mayors in Dakar since 1887. These arrondissements are quite different from the arrondissements of Paris, being merely local administrative structures of the central state, like the Senegalese departments, and are thus more comparable to French departmental arrondissements. N'Gor commune also has other popular beach resorts such as Plage de N'Gor. The Cap-Vert peninsula was settled no later than the 15th century, by the Lebou people, an aquacultural ethnic group related to the neighboring Wolof and Serer. Traders from Gorée decided to move to the mainland and a "factory" with warehouses was established in Rufisque in 1840. Senegal mempunyai luas daratan sebesar hampit 197,000 kilometer persegi dan mempunyai populasi sebanyak kira-kira 15 juta penduduk. The National Assembly of Senegal and Senegal Presidential Palace are in Dakar. Dakar är huvudstad i Senegal, med cirka 1,2 miljon invånare i kommunen och 3,3 miljoner i storstadsområdet.Staden är belägen på sydsidan av det afrikanska fastlandets allra västligaste spets, Kap Verdehalvön.Dakar är bland annat känd för att utgöra slutmålet för långdistansrallyt Paris-Dakar … Today it is a traditional commercial center packed with tailors' shops. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal. [20][21], Dakar is flanked by two small islands, Île de N'Gor and Île de Gorée. They have more powers than the arrondissements of Paris, and are more akin to the London boroughs. Since the administrative reforms of 1996, the régions of Senegal, which until then were merely local administrative structures of the central state, have been turned into full-fledged political units, with democratically elected regional councils, and regional presidents. [7][8][9] Peaceful contact was finally opened in 1456 by Diogo Gomes, and the bay was subsequently referred to as the "Angra de Bezeguiche" (after the name of the local ruler). [33], Dakar is home to multiple national and international festivals, like World Festival of Black Arts, Festival international du film de quartier de Dakar, Dakar Biennale. Dakar is the capital city of Senegal. Its territory is thus roughly the same as the territory of the metropolitan area of Dakar. In 1444, the Portuguese reached the Bay of Dakar, initially as slave-raiders. It was also strategically important to France, which maintained an important naval base and coaling station in its harbor and which integrated it into its earliest air force and airmail circuits, most notably with the legendary Mermoz airfield (no longer extant). The limits of the commune of Dakar have been unchanged since 1983. Dakar has an ocean-influenced hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh), with a short rainy season and a lengthy dry season. Penduduknya berjumlah 2.700.000 jiwa ( 2004 ). AS Douanes is a professional Senegalese football club based in Dakar. This page was last changed on 19 February 2020, at 14:33. Dakar is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Senegal, locatit on the Cap-Vert Peninsula, on the kintra's Atlantic coast. The commune of Dakar was maintained above these 19 communes d'arrondissement, and it coordinates the activities of the communes d'arrondissement, much as Greater London coordinates the activities of the London boroughs. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2021. [38][39], This article is about the capital and largest city of Senegal. Iklim di Senegal berupa iklim Sahel, tetapi juga mengalami musim hujan. Some other notable places include Layen Mausoleum which entombs the founder of the Layene Sufi tariqa, Palais Présidentiel which is the seat of the government constructed in 1907,[25] Place de l'Indépendance which is the central square of Dakar, Dakar Cathedral, and Cheikh Anta Diop University also known as the University of Dakar, which was established in 1957. A new theocratic state, subsequently called the "Lebou Republic" by the French, was established under the leadership of the Diop, a Muslim clerical family originally from Koki in Cayor. The quarter also houses Dakar Grand Mosque at the heart of the commune, which is built in 1964 and one of the prominent landmarks of the city. Dakar is one of the 14 régions of Senegal. These communes d'arrondissement were given extensive powers, and are very much like regular communes. In 1929, the commune of Gorée Island, now with only a few hundred inhabitants, was merged into Dakar. Die hoofstad en grootste stad is Dakar aan die westelikste punt van die vasteland van Afrika. The department of Dakar is divided into four arrondissements: Almadies, Grand Dakar, Parcelles Assainies (which literally means "drained lots"; this is the most populous arrondissement of Dakar), and Plateau/Gorée (downtown Dakar). Senegal beslaan 'n oppervlakte van 196 712 km² en het 'n bevolking van 15 411 614 in 2016 gehad. Gorée, including Dakar, was recognised as a French commune in 1872. To not greet someone upon sight is to portray rudeness and oftentimes ignorance. 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. Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa in 1902. Keejâ kevttimiävtuh. Orașul este situat la extremitatea vestică a Africii . Large public expenditure for infrastructure was allocated by the colonial authorities to Dakar's development. (en) Maghan Keita, A Political Economy of Health Care in Senegal, Brill Academic Publishers, 2006, 212 p. (ISBN 900415065X) Aménagements hydro-agricoles et santé : vallée du fleuve Sénégal.