Evora Tambacounda 2004
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{{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) Évora Tambacounda 2004 was an overland expedition starting in
Évora Évora ( , ), officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora (), is a city and a municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of . It is the historic capital of the Alentejo reg ...
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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
and ending in
Tambacounda Tambacounda (; Wolof: Tambaakundaa ) is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the regional capital of the province of the same name. Its population in 2023 was 149,071. Geography Tambacounda is situated on the sparsel ...
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Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
. the trip with more than 13000 km took 32 days round-trip through
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
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Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
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Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
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Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a surface area of . Approximately 30% of the territory () is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); the remaining 70% is ...
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Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...
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Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
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Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...
. With a main support sponsorship from Évora City Council (Câmara Municipal de Évora), Diário do Sul, Praxis Clube and
University of Évora A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Un ...
the trip was possible to unite several countries where cultural exchange and social relationship already come from ancient time.


Sponsors

Praxis Clube-Évora, Diário do Sul, Serviços de Acção Social da Universidade de Évora, Rádio Telefonia do Alentejo, JB Photo, Câmara Municipal de Évora, O Pierrot Artesanato Regional, Associação de Estudantes da Universidade de Évora, Bar Marginália-Portimão, Bar Aldebaran-Zaragoza-Espanha, Visão Periférica-Portimão, Orlando Conceição Automoveis-
Santa Iria de Azoia Santa Iria de Azoia is a town and former ''freguesia'' (civil parish) in the municipality of Loures, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca ...
, Clube Trilhos do Alentejo, Virtual Tourist-Real Travelers, João Leitão sarl - Publicité, Tourisme et Logistique, Autopress.


Participants

Four participants coming from Portugal and Spain participated in this project: Xana Coelho, Patricia Porras de las Heras, Eric Gonçalves and João Leitão.


Vehicle

Opel Corsa 12v 1.0 2000 Road rallying 2004 in motorsport 2004 in rallying