M'Bour
M'Bour or Mbour (Arabic: مبور; Wolof: Mbuur), is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. It is home to a population of nearly 233,000 (2013 census).
M'Bour
مبور | |
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Town | |
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  M'Bour | |
| Coordinates: 14°25′N 16°58′W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Thiès Region |
| Department | M'Bour |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Senegalese women Mbour Beach
The city's major industries are tourism, fishing and peanut processing. M'Bour is a tourist destination. It is situated on the "Little Coast" and connected to Dakar via the N1 road.
It is noteworthy for the orphanage and nursery for children run by the international NGO Vivre Ensemble, and for the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Senegal.
140 migrants drowned on October 29, 2020 when a boat from M'Bour that was bound for the Canary Islands capsized near Saint-Louis, Senegal.[1]
Notable residents or natives
- Youssou Diagne, Politician
- Viviane N'Dour, Singer
- Maurice Ndour (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ibrahima Niane, Footballer
Gallery
Port of M'Bour in Senegal
Port of M'Bour, Senegal
Streets near the port of M'Bour, Senegal
See also
References
- Braithwaite, Sharon; McSweeney, Eoin (October 29, 2020). "At least 140 people drown in the deadliest shipwreck of 2020". CNN. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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