Before colonization, the Thiès Plateau was a wooded frontier between the kingdoms of Cayor and Baol inhabited by the Serer-Noon, an ethnic sub-group of the Serer people. The Serer-Noon still inhabit the Thiès-Nones neighborhood of the south-west city today. They speak the Noon language, one of the Cangin languages.
The village of Dianxene, belonging to the kingdom of Cayor, was founded on the strategically important plateau in the 17th century. In 1860, it had only 75 inhabitants. The French founded a military post there in 1864, becoming an important force in the city's development ever since. The Spiritans founded a mission there in the late 19th century to help protect the local population from raids out of Mauretania seeking to capture slaves. In 1885, the Dakar–Saint-Louis railway, the first rail line in French West Africa, opened with a stop in Thiès.
The French colonial administration created the commune of Thiès in 1904. As an important railway junction, the city was an important site during the general strikes of 1945-1946 and 1947-1948. Léopold Sédar Senghor, later the first president of independent Senegal, was elected mayor of Thiès in November 1956.
Transportedit
Rail station
At first a simple rail stop, or "escale", on the Dakar-Saint Louis line (completed in 1885) Thiès became a rail junction with the Dakar-Niger line (built 1906–1923). The national network of paved roads created after World War II likewise converged on Thiès (the N3 road joins the N2 road in the town), which thus commands nearly all access to the Cap-VertPeninsula (Dakar and Rufisque).
The railways brought commercial development and migrant laborers, including Bambara from eastern regions of Senegal and from Mali. The rail workers of Thiès played a key role in the emergence of Senegal's labor movement. Their strikes in 1937 and again from 1947 to 1948 also marked the development of the independence movement across French West Africa.
Economyedit
Senbus factory
Thiès is best known for its tapestry-making industry, an exclusive factory having been set up in 1966, producing work designed by Senegal's top artists. The famous Birds of Paradise tapestry was manufactured in Thiès. The city also contains a polytechnic school, the University of Thiès.
Thiès is the transportation hub of a productive agricultural hinterland, producing rice, peanuts, manioc, millet, and fruit. The city is also a leading livestock-trading and meat-packing center. It has rail yards and repair shops, and aluminum phosphate deposits are worked at nearby Palo Dial and Taïba. The phosphate mined here is valuable as a fertiliser and is one of Senegal's largest exports.
Today, Thiès is developing increasingly as an extension of the congested Cap-Vert Peninsula. It is attracting industrial investments (electrical and mechanical engineering) and there are plans to link it to Dakar by highway and commuter train.
Other attractions in Thiès include a museum, an artisanal and crafts village and a few remains of old fortifications.
Educationedit
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2015)
École Française Docteur René Guillet, a French international school, is located in Thiès.[3] Malick Sy high school is the largest school in the city and one of the biggest of Senegal. Many Senegalese politicians were trained in this school which also produced many laureates of the Senegalese General Contest.
^"National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
thiès, other, uses, thies, tjɛs, arabic, ثيس, romanized, Ṯyass, noon, chess, third, largest, city, senegal, with, population, officially, estimated, 2005, lies, east, dakar, road, junction, railway, lines, dakar, bamako, louis, capital, region, major, industri. For other uses see Thies Thies tjɛs Arabic ثيس romanized Ṯyass Noon Chess is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320 000 in 2005 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 Thies Region and is a major industrial city Thies ثيسCityThies city centreSealThiesShow map of SenegalThiesShow map of AfricaCoordinates 14 47 N 16 55 W 14 783 N 16 917 W 14 783 16 917Country SenegalRegionThies RegionPopulation 2013 Total317 763 1 Estimate 2021 394 544 2 Time zoneUTC 0 GMT Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Economy 4 Education 5 International relations 5 1 Twin towns sister cities 6 Notable residents 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editBefore colonization the Thies Plateau was a wooded frontier between the kingdoms of Cayor and Baol inhabited by the Serer Noon an ethnic sub group of the Serer people The Serer Noon still inhabit the Thies Nones neighborhood of the south west city today They speak the Noon language one of the Cangin languages The village of Dianxene belonging to the kingdom of Cayor was founded on the strategically important plateau in the 17th century In 1860 it had only 75 inhabitants The French founded a military post there in 1864 becoming an important force in the city s development ever since The Spiritans founded a mission there in the late 19th century to help protect the local population from raids out of Mauretania seeking to capture slaves In 1885 the Dakar Saint Louis railway the first rail line in French West Africa opened with a stop in Thies The French colonial administration created the commune of Thies in 1904 As an important railway junction the city was an important site during the general strikes of 1945 1946 and 1947 1948 Leopold Sedar Senghor later the first president of independent Senegal was elected mayor of Thies in November 1956 Transport edit nbsp Rail station At first a simple rail stop or escale on the Dakar Saint Louis line completed in 1885 Thies became a rail junction with the Dakar Niger line built 1906 1923 The national network of paved roads created after World War II likewise converged on Thies the N3 road joins the N2 road in the town which thus commands nearly all access to the Cap Vert Peninsula Dakar and Rufisque The railways brought commercial development and migrant laborers including Bambara from eastern regions of Senegal and from Mali The rail workers of Thies played a key role in the emergence of Senegal s labor movement Their strikes in 1937 and again from 1947 to 1948 also marked the development of the independence movement across French West Africa Economy edit nbsp Senbus factory Thies is best known for its tapestry making industry an exclusive factory having been set up in 1966 producing work designed by Senegal s top artists The famous Birds of Paradise tapestry was manufactured in Thies The city also contains a polytechnic school the University of Thies Thies is the transportation hub of a productive agricultural hinterland producing rice peanuts manioc millet and fruit The city is also a leading livestock trading and meat packing center It has rail yards and repair shops and aluminum phosphate deposits are worked at nearby Palo Dial and Taiba The phosphate mined here is valuable as a fertiliser and is one of Senegal s largest exports Today Thies is developing increasingly as an extension of the congested Cap Vert Peninsula It is attracting industrial investments electrical and mechanical engineering and there are plans to link it to Dakar by highway and commuter train Other attractions in Thies include a museum an artisanal and crafts village and a few remains of old fortifications Education editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2015 Ecole Francaise Docteur Rene Guillet a French international school is located in Thies 3 Malick Sy high school is the largest school in the city and one of the biggest of Senegal Many Senegalese politicians were trained in this school which also produced many laureates of the Senegalese General Contest International relations editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Senegal Twin towns sister cities edit Thies is twinned with nbsp Caen France 4 nbsp Sousse Tunisia nbsp Solingen GermanyNotable residents editMaurice Ndour born 1992 basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueSee also editRailway stations in SenegalReferences edit National Statistics Agency Population Projections 2013 2063 PDF Retrieved January 3 2021 National Statistics Agency Population Projections 2013 2063 PDF Retrieved January 3 2021 Home page Archived 2015 05 18 at the Wayback Machine Ecole Francaise Docteur Rene Guillet Retrieved on 3 May 2015 National Commission for Decentralised cooperation Delegation pour l Action Exterieure des Collectivites Territoriales Ministere des Affaires etrangeres in French Archived from the original on 2013 11 27 Retrieved 2013 12 26 External links edit nbsp Senegal portal Thies public services in French Site of the Mayor of Thies in French Thiesinfo Local newspaper webportal permanent dead link in French Situation economique et sociale For year 2004 Local government Service regional de Thies September 2005 14 47 N 16 55 W 14 783 N 16 917 W 14 783 16 917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thies amp oldid 1178613677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
