"Thi\u00E8s"@en . . . . . . "+0" . "320000"^^ . . . "See also Thiess/Thies (name).Thi\u00E8s (pronounced : chess in Noon language) is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies 72 km east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis. It is the capital of Thi\u00E8s Region and is a major industrial city."@en . .