Diourbel par mondialdakar · septembre 28, 2023 Town in Diourbel Region, Senegal Diourbel (Arabic: ديوربل; Serer: Jurbel, Wolof: Njaaréem) is a town 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 2013 was 133,705. [1] 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. Twin towns – sister cities See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Senegal Diourbel is twinned with:[2] Avignon, France Notable people Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel.[3] Seynabou Mbengue (born 1992), Senegalese footballer Makhtar N’Diaye, former NBA player See also Railway stations in Senegal This Senegal location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e
