Touba

Touba
توبا
The Great Mosque of Touba
Touba is located in Senegal
Touba
Touba
Location within Senegal
Coordinates: 14°52′N 15°53′W / 14.867°N 15.883°W / 14.867; -15.883
Country Senegal
RegionDiourbel
DepartmentMbacké
Government
 • GovernorMountakha Mbacké
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2023 census)[1]
 • Total
1,120,824
Time zoneUTC±0 (Greenwich Mean Time)

Touba (Hassaniya Arabic: توبا, 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 1,120,824[1] in 2023, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy city of Mouridism and the burial place of its founder, Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke. Next to his tomb stands a large mosque, completed in 1963.

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Senegal