SENEGAL.:!!
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Posted Dakar :Senegal 19 March : Arrived Sydney 16 April : Traveled 28 days.
Greetings from Senegal ... Salutations du Senegal.
SENEGAL covrs an area of some 196,712 KM2.
POPULATION : of Senegal is 15,411,614 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Senegal is Dakar
UNIQUE : to Senegal is that it is known for its hospitality and is given so much importance in Senegalese culture that it is widely considered to be a major part of the National identity.
SRORYTELLING : Well known for its West African traditions that is done by :griots"
FAMOUS : Lake Retba or Lac Rose which means "Pink Lake 'and is named for its pink waters which are caused by Dunaliella Salina Algae.
MONUMENT: TheWest African Renaissance Monument built in 2010 in Dakar is the tallest in Africa.
POINTE DES ALMADIES : is the westernmost point in Africa.
HISTORY :Leopold Sedar Senghor was a poet who served as the first President of Senegal and is regarded by many as the one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th Century :
EMPIRE : The Jolof Empire or The World Empire was a West African State that ruled parts of Senegal from 1350 to 1549.
