Saly

Also known as Saly Portudal, Sali

Saly (also called Sali or Saly Portudal) is a seaside resort and urban commune in Thiès Region on the Petite Côte of Senegal, south of Dakar. It is a major tourist destination in Senegal.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Saly Portudal
Settlement.other_name: Sali
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.total_type: Commune
Settlement.pushpin_map: Senegal
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Senegal
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Thiès
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: M'bour
Settlement.unit_pref: metric

Article

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History
Administration
Flora
Population
Economy
Social problems
Education
References
Bibliography
External links

Saly (also called Sali or Saly Portudal) is a seaside resort and urban commune in Thiès Region on the Petite Côte of Senegal, south of Dakar. It is a major tourist destination in Senegal.

==History== Saly was originally a Portuguese trading post known as Porto de Ale, which became Portudal, and later Sali Portudal. It hosted Dutch merchants as well as the Portuguese by at least the late 16th century.