Thiès
Thiès is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023.
Thiès is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 72 km (45 mi) 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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Worth seeing in and around Thiès
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès, French: Diocèse catholique romain de Thiès) is a diocese located in the city of Thiès in the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal. On Friday, January 18, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI named the Rev.
2.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Senegal · Wikipedia - 02Stade Lat-Dior
The Stade Lat Dior, also known as the Thies stadium, is a multi-sports stadium in Thiès, Senegal. The stadium is named in honour of Lat Jor.
3.3 km · building in Senegal · Wikipedia - 03Stade Maniang Soumaré
Stade Maniang Soumaré is a multi-use stadium in Thiès, Senegal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of US Rail.
1.7 km · multi-use stadium in Thiès, Senegal · Wikipedia - 04Musée Régional de Thiès
The Musée Régional de Thiès is a museum located in Senegal.
2.3 km · museum in Senegal · Wikipedia - 05Université de Thiès
Université de Thiès is located in Thiès, Senegal. It was founded in 2007.
4.2 km · public university in Senegal · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Abbaye Keur Moussa Ne
From Wikivoyage: Thiès, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Les Delices, 373 Av. Lamine Gueye,. 24 hours daily. Pasta, omelettes, pizzas, grills, oriental and Asian specialties, salads, fish, sandwiches, hamburgers. Also pastries and desserts. Pamanda, Guinth Rue Amadou Sow,. 24 hours daily. They offer different types of Senegalese cuisines, snacks, and at affordable prices.
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Getting to Thiès
- Airports
- Blaise Diagne (DSS), 21 km · Banjul (BJL), 163 km
- Banjul (Yundum) → Thiès163 km · quickest by road, 6h 11m · $25–34
- Bissau → Thiès356 km · quickest by air, 5h 39m · $230–340
- Nouakchott → Thiès380 km · quickest by air, 6h 30m · $290–420
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Thiès
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Thiès. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Thiès
Thiès is 51 km from Pikine, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Thiès Norddistrict of Thiès, Senegal2.2 km
- Fandènesmall village in Senegal5.7 km