Yoff is a town part of the city (commune) of Dakar

Dakar

Dakar is the capital city 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...

. It lies north of downtown Dakar and immediately north of Dakar Airport (Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport

Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The airport is situated near the town of Yoff, north of Dakar...

). The town is built along the broad beach at Yoff Bay. According to 31.12.2004 official estimates, the population of Yoff is 55,995 inhabitants.

Administration is devolved to the town, which is essentially run by the Layene

Layene

The Layene are a politically autonomous religious community of the Lebou people, who live in fishing communities on the Cap-Vert peninsula, north of Dakar, Senegal. The Layene brotherhood is one of the smaller Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal and is ruled in religious and temporal matters by their...

 Islamic Brotherhood

Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal

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, the town featuring the mausoleum

Mausoleum

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 of its founder. As a result, no alcohol

Alcohol

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 is available in the town. Fishing

Fishing

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 is an important local industry, as are the pagan

Paganism

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 ndeup healing

Healing

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 ceremonies. There are numerous construction-industry businesses and suppliers in the Yoff area, and it includes the largest Muslim cemetery serving greater Dakar.

Sénégal Airlines

Sénégal Airlines

Groupe Air Sénégal, operating as Sénégal Airlines, is an airline with its head office on the property of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal. It is a regional carrier operating a scheduled domestic network and regional flights to neighbouring countries...

 has its head office on the airport property. At one time Air Sénégal International

Air Senegal International

Air Sénégal International was an airline with its head office in Dakar, Senegal. It was a regional carrier operating a scheduled domestic network and regional flights to neighbouring countries. It also operated charter and air taxi flights...

had its head office on the grounds of the airport.

External links

• Geja Roosjen. Stichting Yoff: Project Moving Birds for Senegal 2006-2007. Amsterdam, Holland. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
• Richard Dumez and Moustapha Kâ. Yoff Le Territoire Assiégé: Un village lébou dans la banlieue de Dakar. Dossiers régions côtières et petites îles 7. Unesco (2000).
• Dakar. Britannica Online (retrieved 2009-01-20)