Thies, Senegal · Africa
Thiès sits on the route: 10 minutes from Thiès Nones, 35km from Lake Retba (Lac Rose).
Thiès is in Thies, Senegal, with about 320,000 people. The nearest town is Thiès Nones, about 4 km away.
Thiès ([tjɛs]; Noon: Chess; Arabic: ثيس, romanized: Ṯyass) is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 72 km (45 mi) east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis. It is the capital of Thiès Region and is a major industrial city.
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Within an hour or so of Thiès: Lake Retba (Lac Rose) (35 km), House of Slaves, Gorée Island (52 km).
Thiès is in Thies, Senegal, about 4 km from Thiès Nones.
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2 notable places within an hour's 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.
35 km · about 40 min 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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