Place:Thiès, Thiès, Senegal

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NameThiès
Alt namesThièssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates14.817°N 16.867°W
Located inThiès, Senegal
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Thiès (; Noon: Chess) is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis. It is the capital of Thiès Region and is a major industrial city.

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