طوبی
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Touba (Hassaniya Arabic: , 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 1,120,824 in 2023, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy city of Mouridism and the burial place of its founder, Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke. Next to his tomb stands a large mosque, completed in 1963.
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Place details
- Locality
- Touba
- Region
- Diourbel Region
- Country
- Sénégal
- Population
- 1,120,824
- Timezone
- Africa/Dakar
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Touba
- Settlement.other_name
- توبا
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Touba 034 (45718877585).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Great Mosque of Touba
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Senegal
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Senegal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Diourbel
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mbacké
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mountakha Mbacké
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 1120824
- Settlement.timezone
- Greenwich Mean Time
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Senegal
- Located in
- Mbacké Department
- Population
- 529176
- Elevation
- 35
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Touba 034 (45718877585).jpg
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Travel guide
Understand
Touba is the destination for the Grand Magal, an annual religious pilgrimage observed by Mouride Brotherhood, one of the four Islamic Sufi orders (tariqa) in Senegal. Annually, up to three million people participate in pilgrimage.
Get in
As of 2026 there are daily commuter trains from the southern suburbs of Touba. Additionelly, there are seasonal services from other parts of Senegal transporting pilgrims to the Grand Magal.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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