Dakar, Senegal · Africa
Pikine is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Dakar, 18km from Lake Retba (Lac Rose).
Pikine is a city located in Dakar, Senegal. With a population of 874,062, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Pikine sits in Senegal. It's in the Africa/Dakar time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pikine to your route.
Pikine is a city and the capital of the Pikine department, in the Dakar region in Senegal. The largest suburb of Senegalese capital Dakar, as of the 2013 Census, it had a population of 1,170,791. It is the second-largest city in Senegal, behind Dakar.
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Pikine is located in Dakar, Senegal, Africa. The coordinates are 14.7646 latitude, -17.3907 longitude.
Pikine has a population of approximately 874,062 people, making it a city in Senegal.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
An 18th-century Dutch-built house on Gorée, 3 km off Dakar, opened as a memorial museum in 1962 with its much-photographed Door of No Return facing the Atlantic. Reached by ferry from the city.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A hypersaline lagoon behind the dunes northeast of Dakar that turns strawberry pink from Dunaliella salina algae, strongest late January to March. Salt collectors work it waist-deep from wooden pirogues.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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