Dakar

Summary

Dakar is a port city^[1]. Dakar draws 1,324 Wikipedia views per month (port_city category, ranking #8 of 41).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dakar was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Dakar is located in Dakar Department^[4].
• Dakar is in the country of Senegal^[5].
• Dakar is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Dakar's head of government is recorded as Barthélémy Dias^[7].
• Dakar's image is recorded as Dakar-Indépendance.jpg^[8].
• Dakar's image is recorded as Pointe des Almadies - Senegal.jpg^[9].
• Dakar's instance of is recorded as port city^[10].
• Dakar's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Dakar's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Dakar's official language is recorded as Wolof^[13].
• Dakar's official language is recorded as French^[14].
• Dakar's flag image is recorded as Flag of Dakar, Senegal.svg^[15].
• Dakar's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Dakar, Senegal.svg^[16].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Isfahan^[17].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bissau^[18].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marseille^[19].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ann Arbor^[20].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan^[21].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sfax^[22].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as East Jerusalem^[23].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Niamey^[24].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kinshasa^[25].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamako^[26].
• Dakar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brazzaville^[27].

Body

Identity

Dakar's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ville de Dakar'}^[28]. Part of include Cap Vert-Thies^[29], an area^[30], in Senegal^[31] and Four Communes^[32], a group of settlements^[33], in Senegal^[34].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dakar include Dakar Rally^[35], a recurring sporting event^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1979^[38] and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport^[39], an international airport^[40], in Senegal^[41].

Why It Matters

Dakar draws 1,324 Wikipedia views per month (port_city category, ranking #8 of 41).^[2] Dakar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Dakar is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Dakar include Dakar Rally^[35], a recurring sporting event^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1979^[38] and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport^[39], an international airport^[40], in Senegal^[41].