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Thiès

Also known as Cees

Thiès (; ; Noon: Chess) is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 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 Thiès Region and is a major industrial city.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Thiès
Settlement.other_name: ثيس
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Thies.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Thiès; city centre
Settlement.image_seal: Blason thiès.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Senegal#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Thiès Region
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Babacar Diop
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023 census
Settlement.population_total: 391253
Settlement.timezone: GMT
Settlement.utc_offset: +0

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 391253
Area: 34.931
Elevation: 63
Official website: www.thiesinfo.com
Image: Thies.jpg

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Commons category: Thiès
nickname: Capitale du Rail

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Contents

History
Transport
Economy
Education
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Climate
Notable residents
See also
References
External links

== History == 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.