<P> Dakar ( English : / dɑːˈkɑːr , ˈdækər / ; French : ( dakaʁ ) ) is the capital and largest city of Senegal . It is located on the Cap - Vert peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city in the Old World as well as on the African mainland . The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594 , whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 2.45 million . </P>
where is dakar located on the world map
on the Cap - Vert peninsula on the Atlantic coast