Saint-Louis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lwi] ) or Saint Louis (Wolof: Ndar), is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of...
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The Saint-Louis Region (French: Région de Saint-Louis) of Senegal is on the border with Mauritania. Its capital is Saint-Louis. Famous for the cast iron...
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Fort Saint Louis was a slave fort built by the Compagnie du Sénégal in Saint Louis, Senegal in 1659. The fort surrendered on 30 April, 1758, and it was...
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The following is a list of mayors of the city of Saint-Louis, Senegal. Senegal was under French colonial rule until April 1960. Charles Thevenot, circa...
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Look up Saint-Louis or St. Louis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saint Louis, Saint-Louis or St. Louis commonly refers to: Louis IX of France, King...
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St. Louis Cathedral, Fort-de-France, Martinique St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis, Mauritius St. Louis Cathedral (Saint-Louis, Senegal) Saint Louis Cathedral...
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enduring legacy. At that time France possessed in Senegal little else than the town of Saint-Louis and a strip of coast. Explorers had, however, made...
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The French conquest of Senegal started in 1659 with the establishment of Saint-Louis, Senegal, followed by the French capture of the island of Gorée from...
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Cathedral of St. Louis (French: Cathédrale Saint Louis), located in Saint-Louis, Senegal, is the seat of the Diocese of St-Louis du Sénégal. The nineteenth-century...
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Saint-Louis, Senegal. 1626 - Representatives of Compagnie Normande [fr] of Dieppe, France arrive...
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Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as...
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capital of the Saint-Louis Region in Senegal. Saint-Louis is located near the Senegal River, and served as Senegal's capital until independence in 1960...
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and Saint-Louis, a distance of 905 km (562 mi). It would give landlocked Mali a direct route to the Atlantic Ocean. The aquatic fauna in the Senegal River...
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Guyana; Lyon, France; Nanjing, China; Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina; Saint-Louis, Senegal; Samara, Russia; San Luis Potosí, Mexico; Stuttgart, Germany; Suwa...
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The Island of Saint-Louis is the historic part of the city of Saint-Louis in Senegal. In 2000, it was inscribed by the UNESCO on the World Heritage list...
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Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Latin: Sancti Ludovici Senegalen(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Saint-Louis du Sénégal) is a diocese...
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Bethio (category Geography of Senegal)
intermiediary role between the Kingdom of Waalo and the French at Saint-Louis, Senegal, accumulating power and influence. He attempted to secede from Waalo...
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Louis Metro-East Airport, also known as Shafer Field, in St. Jacob, Illinois, United States (FAA: IL48) Saint-Louis Airport in Saint-Louis, Senegal (FAA/IATA:...
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Gaston Berger University (redirect from University of Saint Louis du Senegal)
Saint-Louis, was the second university established in Senegal (the first being Cheikh Anta Diop University). Originally the University of Saint-Louis...
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The Saint-Louis Photography Museum (French: Musée de la Photographie de Saint-Louis) is a museum located in Saint-Louis, Senegal. It is the first museum...
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Lompoul desert (category Geography of Senegal)
Lompoul) is a small desert (about 18 km2) located 145 km south of Saint-Louis, Senegal. It is characterized by orange sand dunes forming a landscape that...
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known, was born in 1950 at the edge of the Senegal River in Saint Louis, located 270 km from Dakar, Senegal. Researcher, novelist, and short story writer...
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muskets to Senegal and imported textiles, ivory, spices and slaves. In 1659, France established a trading post in present-day Saint-Louis operated by...
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military expeditions landed in Senegal and captured Gorée and Fort Saint Louis, the French slave fort located at Saint-Louis, seizing French vessels and...
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Langue de Barbarie (category Saint-Louis, Senegal)
in western Senegal, in the neighbourhood of the city of Saint-Louis. The peninsula separates the ocean from the final section of the Senegal River. The...
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XLS, an American ultralight aircraft design Saint-Louis Airport (IATA airport code), near Saint-Louis, Senegal This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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The railroad linking Dakar (Senegal) to Saint-Louis (French: Chemin de fer Dakar-Saint-Louis) was the first railroad line in French West Africa when it...
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Mboubène (category Senegal articles missing geocoordinate data)
at a distance of 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from the coastal city of Saint-Louis, Senegal. On French and Dutch maps, the name of the town has been spelled...
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Faidherbe Bridge (category Saint-Louis, Senegal)
Faidherbe) is a road bridge over the Senegal River which links the island of the city of Saint-Louis in Senegal to the African mainland. The metal bridge...
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Pape Amadou Diallo (category Footballers from Saint-Louis, Senegal)
Diallo scored two goals at the 2022 African Nations Championship, as Senegal went on to win the competition for the first time. As of match played 2...
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