Ouakam is an ancient village that has since been absorbed as a residential suburb of Dakar. It is situated on the Atlantic coast at the foot of a range of hills, the Deux Mamelles, Ouakam has two beaches, one of which is popular among surfers.
According to the 2013 census, the commune of Ouakam comprised 74,692 people.
The Mosque of Divinity was built by Mohamed Gorgui Seyni Guèye (1926–2007), a holy man who claimed to see the mosque in a dream. He followed the dream to the beach on June 28, 1973, where he received an order from the Lord to build it. The African Renaissance Monument was constructed on one of the Deux Mamelles hills in Ouakam and was unveiled on April 4, 2010.
Economyedit
The village of Ouakam is home to the Lebou people, many of whom are fishermen. In the colonial era, Senegalese riflemen were garrisoned at Ouakam, while today the community is home to several military encampments such as the National Military Academy, a French Army air base, and a Senegalese Air Force base. Ouakam is also a tourist center, especially with the construction of the new African Renaissance Monument.
Sportsedit
Its chief football clubs are US Ouakam and Entente Sotrac.
Famous individuals born in Ouakamedit
Mouhamed Gorgui Seyni Gueye, builder of the Madjidoul Rabani Mosque near the beach
Ségolène Royal, French politician, was born on the military base at Ouakam where her father, Jacques Royal, was an artillery colonel
Rama Yade, French politician and Secretary of State for Sports
Referencesedit
^"Why the name: Dakar?". African Heritage. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
Sourcesedit
(in English) C. T. Mbengue, An Introduction to the Traditional Villages of Yoff, Ngor and Ouakam, in R. Register and B. Peeks (under the direction of), Village wisdom, future cities, 1996, Third international conference Écoville-Écovillage (Yoff, Sénégal), Ecocity Builders, Oakland, California, pp. 82–85
(in French) Germaine Françoise Bocandé, L’implantation militaire française dans la région du Cap-Vert : causes, problèmes et conséquences des origines à 1900, Dakar, University of Dakar, 1980, 112 p. (Masters Thesis)
External linksedit
(in English) Maps, weather and airports for Ouakam
(in French) (short video of Bertil Willotte online)
ouakam, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2012, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ouakam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ouakam is a commune d arrondissement in the city of Dakar Senegal The commune is the birthplace of French politicians Segolene Royal and Rama Yade and Senegalese writer and politician Birago Diop Ouakam is one of the four original Lebou villages of the Cap Vert Peninsula along with Yoff Ngor and Hann 1 OuakamCommune d arrondissementOuakam locationCountry SenegalRegionDakar RegionDepartmentDakar DepartmentArea Total5 km2 2 sq mi Population 2013 Total74 692 Density15 000 km2 39 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 0 GMT Contents 1 Description 2 Economy 3 Sports 4 Famous individuals born in Ouakam 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksDescription editOuakam is an ancient village that has since been absorbed as a residential suburb of Dakar It is situated on the Atlantic coast at the foot of a range of hills the Deux Mamelles Ouakam has two beaches one of which is popular among surfers According to the 2013 census the commune of Ouakam comprised 74 692 people The Mosque of Divinity was built by Mohamed Gorgui Seyni Gueye 1926 2007 a holy man who claimed to see the mosque in a dream He followed the dream to the beach on June 28 1973 where he received an order from the Lord to build it The African Renaissance Monument was constructed on one of the Deux Mamelles hills in Ouakam and was unveiled on April 4 2010 Economy editThe village of Ouakam is home to the Lebou people many of whom are fishermen In the colonial era Senegalese riflemen were garrisoned at Ouakam while today the community is home to several military encampments such as the National Military Academy a French Army air base and a Senegalese Air Force base Ouakam is also a tourist center especially with the construction of the new African Renaissance Monument Sports editIts chief football clubs are US Ouakam and Entente Sotrac Famous individuals born in Ouakam editMouhamed Gorgui Seyni Gueye builder of the Madjidoul Rabani Mosque near the beach Birago Diop writer Segolene Royal French politician was born on the military base at Ouakam where her father Jacques Royal was an artillery colonel Rama Yade French politician and Secretary of State for SportsReferences edit Why the name Dakar African Heritage 2015 06 16 Retrieved 2016 10 05 Sources edit in English C T Mbengue An Introduction to the Traditional Villages of Yoff Ngor and Ouakam in R Register and B Peeks under the direction of Village wisdom future cities 1996 Third international conference Ecoville Ecovillage Yoff Senegal Ecocity Builders Oakland California pp 82 85 in French Germaine Francoise Bocande L implantation militaire francaise dans la region du Cap Vert causes problemes et consequences des origines a 1900 Dakar University of Dakar 1980 112 p Masters Thesis External links edit in English Maps weather and airports for Ouakam in French La vague de Ouakam short video of Bertil Willotte online 14 43 26 N 17 29 21 W 14 72389 N 17 48917 W 14 72389 17 48917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ouakam amp oldid 972346167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
