where is dakar located on the world map
Senegal
title: Dakar text: Dakar Dakar (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 2.45 million. The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following title: 2018 Dakar Rally text: 2018 Dakar Rally The 2018 Dakar Rally was the 40th edition of the event and the tenth successive year that the event was in South America. The event started in Lima, Peru on 6 January and ran through Argentina and Bolivia, finishing in Córdoba, Argentina on 20 January after 14 stages of competition. Distance according to the official website. Stage 1 left from Lima on 6 January from the Army General Headquarters (the "Pentagonito") located in the district of San Borja, and extended 273 kilometers to the south, a few kilometers after Pisco taking the South Pan-American Highway. The competitive title: Dakar text: hot as that of African cities inland, such as Niamey and N'Djamena, where temperatures hover above for much of the year. Dakar is cooled year-round by sea breezes. The city of Dakar is a commune (also sometimes known as "commune de ville"), one of the some 125 communes of Senegal. The commune of Dakar was created by the French colonial administration on June 17, 1887 by detaching it from the commune of Gorée. The commune of Gorée, created in 1872, was itself one of the oldest Western-style municipalities in Africa (along with the municipalities of Algeria and South Africa). The title: 2018 Dakar Rally text: and the UTVs winner was Brazilian Reinaldo Varela. 2018 Dakar Rally The 2018 Dakar Rally was the 40th edition of the event and the tenth successive year that the event was in South America. The event started in Lima, Peru on 6 January and ran through Argentina and Bolivia, finishing in Córdoba, Argentina on 20 January after 14 stages of competition. Distance according to the official website. Stage 1 left from Lima on 6 January from the Army General Headquarters (the "Pentagonito") located in the district of San Borja, and extended 273 kilometers to the south, a few kilometers after title: Dakar 18 text: Dakar 18 Dakar 18 is a racing video game developed by Bigmoon Entertainment and published by Deep Silver for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows based on the most famous annual rally organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The Dakar Rally is a rally raid endurance race that's regarded as one of the most arduous and demanding events on the motorsports calendar. Running for the 40th time in 2018, this year's edition has a route of 9000 km, is also the 10th Dakar Rally to participate in South America since the series' relocation from Europe and Africa in 2009.