• Source: Diourbel

Diourbel (Arabic: ديوربل; Serer: Jurbel, Wolof: Njaaréem) is a town and urban commune in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2023 was 157,554.




Transport


Diourbel lies on the N3 road linking it to Dakar and is also served by a junction station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross the River Sine in the town.




Climate






Twin towns – sister cities



Diourbel is twinned with:

Avignon, France




Notable people


Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel.
Seynabou Mbengue (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
Makhtar N'Diaye, former NBA player
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born 1990), writer and winner of the prestigious prix Goncourt




See also


Railway stations in Senegal




References

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