Dahra (also Dahra Djoloff or Dara) is a town of commune status located in the
Louga Region of
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 ...
at roughly 264 km from Dakar, to which it is connected via the
N3 road. It is near the
ISRA Centre de recherché zootechniques and 40 km from the old King of Djoloff's residence (yang-yang) named Alboury Ndiaye. The town has a population of 45,530 and the main activity is agriculture and animal breeding.
Dahra is popular because of the weekly market, which gathers many stockbreeders and tradesmen from around the country.
References
Populated places in Louga region
Communes of Senegal
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