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Touba
City in Diourbel, Senegal

Touba

Ṭouba is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district.

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With a population of 1,120,824 in 2023, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy city of Mouridism and the burial place of its founder, Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke. Next to his tomb stands a large mosque, completed in 1963.

Get in

Getting to Touba

As of 2026 there are daily commuter trains from the southern suburbs of Touba. Additionelly, there are seasonal services from other parts of Senegal transporting pilgrims to the Grand Magal.

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    Touba
See

Worth seeing

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    Great Mosque of Touba

    Largest mosque in Touba and spiritual home of the Mouride brotherhood, the major Sufi order in Senegal.

Do

Things to do

Grand Magal of Touba.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: MoussaGayeSakagne (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.