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Transport and Foreign Trade in Touba (Senegal). Mouride Brotherhood (Al mouridiyya)

Touba (redemption in Arab) is a Saint city of the Diourbel region of Senegal (International Trade and Business in West Africa)

1. Population of Touba (agglomeration): 753,000 people (the third most populated Senegalese city, after Dakar and Pikine)
2. The Muslim Mouride brotherhood (Al mouridiyya) is in Touba
   1. Sharia Application In Touba (Malakite school)
   2. In Touba it is forbidden to drink and smoke
   3. Mouride Brotherhood (Al Mouridiyya) has a very strong influence in the Senegalese politics
   4. The Former President Abdoulaye Wade or Youssou N'dour belong to this brotherhood
   5. Foundation of Touba: 1887 (Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Khadimou)
3. Main economic activities in Touba: trade and activities related to the Great Magal (pilgrimage) of Touba (Exile of Ahmadou Bamba in Gabo)
4. Area of Touba (Senegal): 120 km²
5. Touba is the County capital of the Mbacké Department

Transport and Logistics

1. Distance from Touba to Dakar: 194 kilometres
   1. Tax Road: Thiès - Touba

Senegal (Touba)

1. Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
2. Doctorate in African Business

More information: International Trade and Business in Senegal, at EENI Global Business School Website.

Mbacké Department (Senegal)

1. Population of the Mbacké Department: 710,000 inhabitants
2. Area of the Mbacké Department: 2,243 km²
3. Districts:
   1. Kael
   2. Ndame
   3. Taïf

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