1) Senegal, country, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Senegal, country, Africa, (senigolŽ, senŽigol) (KEY) , officially Republic of Senegal, republic (1995 est. pop. 9,007,000), 76,124 sq mi (197,161 sq km), W Africa.... 2) Senegal, river, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Senegal, river, Africa, river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers, both of which rise in the... 3) Dakar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Dakar, (dkarŽ, da-) (KEY) , city (1988 pop. 672,991), capital of Senegal, W Senegal, on Cape Verde Peninsula, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Situated in a market-gardening... 4) M'Bour. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...M Bour, (mboorŽ) (KEY) , town, W Senegal, on the Atlantic Ocean. Ilmenite, rutile, and yirconium are extracted from the titanium ore mined nearby. M'Bour also processes... 5) Louga. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Louga, (looŽga) (KEY) , town (1988 pop. 52,763), W Senegal. Located in a region where peanuts, cassava, and gum arabic are produced, the town manufactures peanut... 6) Thies. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Thiès, (tyes) (KEY) , city (1988 pop. 175,465), W Senegal, on the Dakar-Niger RR. It is the trade center for a farming region where peanuts, cassava, and livestock... 7) Diourbel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Diourbel, (dyoorbelŽ) (KEY) , town (1988 pop. 76,548), W Senegal, on the railroad from Dakar to the Niger River in Mali. The market for a peanut-growing region, it... 8) Kaolack. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Kaolack, (kouŽlak) (KEY) , city (1988 pop. 150,961), W Senegal, a port on the Saloum River. Lying in a farm area, Kaolack is a major peanut marketing and exporting... 9) Saint-Louis. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Saint-Louis, (saN-lwe) (KEY) , city (1988 pop. 160,689), NW Senegal, a port on an island in the Senegal River. The terminus of a railroad from Dakar, it is a fishing,... 10) Ziguinchor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ziguinchor, (zegaNshorŽ) (KEY) , city (1988 pop. 124,283), SW Senegal, a port on the Casamance River. Located in a rice-growing region, the city produces peanut oil,... |