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Ziguinchor

American  
[zee-gan-shawr] / zi gɛ̃ˈʃɔr /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Senegal.


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Jackson had only been a professional footballer for five years - six years prior to his move to Chelsea, he was playing on sandy amateur pitches in his Senegalese hometown of Ziguinchor.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

A charismatic former tax collector and mayor of the southern city of Ziguinchor, Sonko is seen as as the main challenger to President Macky Sall’s governing party.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Last month, a tribunal in the southern city of Ziguinchor, where Sonko is mayor, ordered the electoral commission to put him back on the voter roll.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2023

Sonko, who currently serves as mayor of his hometown of Ziguinchor and is popular with the country’s youth, placed third in Senegal’s 2019 presidential election.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023

In 2002, the Joola ferry left Ziguinchor, Senegal, with about 1,900 aboard.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022