Cap Skirring
par mondialdakar ·
![]() |
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (July 2011) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Town in Basse Casamance, Senegal
Cap Skirring, also spelled Cap Skiring, is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Basse Casamance (Ziguinchor) region of Senegal. It is a popular seaside resort with Europeans and has an airport and a golf course. The town was first occupied by fishermen. It was discovered by the French of Ziguinchor as a recreational beach zone in the 1960s. A landing strip for small planes was built at the end of 1960 by members of the Aero Club de Ziguinchor.
12°21′N 16°43′W / 12.350°N 16.717°W / 12.350; -16.717