Senegal
Le Vieux Rufisque
Le Vieux Rufisque by Roman Bruehwiler
Le Vieux Rufisque by Roman Bruehwiler
Old Rufisque is a fishing village turned into a trading town in the late 19th century.
Peanuts were the main trade products. It lies at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula and is now a suburb of Dakar. Its port was connected to the Dakar-Saint Louis railroad in 1885.
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Official Information
- Full Name
- Le Vieux Rufisque (ID: 2081)
- Country
- Senegal
- Status
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On tentative list 2005
Site history
History of Le Vieux Rufisque
- 2005: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- Community Category
- Urban landscape: Colonial
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