Ouakam is a commune d'arrondissement in the city of Dakar , Senegal . The commune is the birthplace of French politicians Ségolène 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 .
4-561: Deux Mamelles , Collines des Mamelles , or simply Mamelles are twin hills located in Ouakam , a suburban commune of Dakar , in the Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal . These hills are of volcanic origin and they are the vestiges of a plateau from the early Quaternary . The highest hill is only 105 metres (344 ft) high, but they stand out in the landscape owing to the flat surroundings. The name of these breast-shaped hills comes from
8-552: 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
12-662: The French term “Mamelle”, a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast . On the seaward hill stands a lighthouse , the Phare des Mamelles , while on the hill further ashore the African Renaissance Monument was erected and unveiled in 2010. Ouakam Ouakam is an ancient village that has since been absorbed as a residential suburb of Dakar . It is situated on
16-643: 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. 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,
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