Kaolack, city, western Senegal, in Kaolack Region, on the Saloum River. An important river port, it is one of the nation's largest communities and a trade and processing center for locally produced peanuts and salt. A railroad links the city with Dakar and landlocked Mali. A large mosque of the Sufi Tijaniyah (Tijaniyya) order of Islam is on the city's outskirts. Population (1994 estimate) 193,115.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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