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Cluster · Dakar

Sandaga and the Médina

Market cluster: Sandaga market and the crowded streets around it; go early, keep bags in front, take a car after noon.

Not field-verified28″ bags: forbiddenTime: halfRescue coverage 100% ≤7′
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Rules in force · 7Broken pavements and heavy traffic
  • Senegal ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Senegalese government sources before booking.
  • Senegal ↗Dress modestly in towns and at religious sites: shoulders and knees covered.
  • Senegal ↗Check your government's advice before travelling to parts of the Casamance region in the south.
  • Dakar and Cap-Vert ↗Traffic is heavy at rush hours; build a buffer for every road leg and the airport.
  • Dakar ↗Broken pavements and heavy traffic: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
  • Dakar ↗Blaise Diagne airport is about 45 km from central Dakar: pre-book the ride, agree the fare first, and decline drivers who approach you inside the hall.
  • Dakar ↗Dress modestly in the city and at religious sites: shoulders and knees covered; beachwear stays on the beach.

Walking weather, next 5 days

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Bound and physics

Sandaga market and the streets around it, not the whole Médina.

Slope
flat
Stairs
Few
Shade
low
Surface
broken pavements, crowds, traffic
Sleep here or visit
visit

Rescue anchors

361 grid cells · 40 m
ABCDE
Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Market-edge café (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

B — Pharmacy or shop (AC, field-verify)

ac · valid: always

C — Roadside stand shade (field-verify)

shelter · food · valid: always

D — Mosque-side benches (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

E — Fast-food or café (AC, field-verify)

ac · food · seated_rest · toilet · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 6.4′, worst cell 6.4′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

No place pages yet; nodes here are used by the planner only.

Edges out (directed)

The Plateau
Car south · ~12 min

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Pickpockets and bag snatching in crowds: bags in front, no phone in hand.

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.