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Dakar

دكار

Capital and the largest city of Senegal.

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Region
West Africa & Sahel
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Place of death of
Cheikh Anta Diop· Lamine Diack· Ousmane Sembène
Home of
Ismaël Lô· Lat Dior
Birthplace of
Lamine Diack· Papiss Cissé· Youssou N'Dour

People and things also explored

MOBO Awards· Alboury Ndiaye· Diourbel· Senegal· Yoff· Ziguinchor· Ceddo· Egypt (Youssou N'Dour album)

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Dakar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/dakar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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MOBO Awards

Annual British awards for 'music of Black origin', from hip-hop, R&B and soul to reggae, jazz and gospel, founded by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell in 1996; the Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour won its Best African Act award in 2005.