M'Bour

M'Bour or Mbour (Arabic: مبور; Wolof: Mbuur), is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal.

It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Dakar.

It is noteworthy for the orphanage and nursery for children run by the international NGO Vivre Ensemble, and for the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Senegal.

140 migrants drowned on October 29, 2020 when a boat from M'Bour that was bound for the Canary Islands capsized near Saint-Louis, Senegal.

M'Bour has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh),[4] with a long dry season from November to May.

Senegalese women Mbour Beach