Touba

Ṭouba
طوبى
The Great Mosque of Touba
Ṭouba is located in Senegal
Ṭouba
Ṭouba
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)
 • Total
1,120,824
Time zoneUTC±0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
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Ṭouba (Ḥassaniya Arabic: طوبى, 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 1,120,824 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.