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Coordinates: 5°18′00″N 4°00′00″W / 5.300°N 4.000°W / 5.300; -4.000
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* [http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search/controller/view/impa-m12818.html Cathedral of Treichville] Early 20th century image of Cathedral of Treichville at USC
* [http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search/controller/view/impa-m12818.html Cathedral of Treichville] Early 20th century image of Cathedral of Treichville at USC
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6603726 Mosquée de Treichville] Picture of the Treichville mosque, showing its location on a map of Abidjan
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6603726 Mosquée de Treichville] Picture of the Treichville mosque, showing its location on a map of Abidjan

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The new grass of the Sports Park of Treichville

Treichville is a commune of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The city is known to be one of the most lively borough of the city, specially around the Crossroad France-Amérique. The streets have no name but numbers from 1 to 25. In this borough you can find the train station belonging to the RAN. The train will bring you to Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, and it should take around 30 hours.

Its name comes from Marcel Treich-Laplène (1860-1890), who was french resident in Ivory Coast.

Its actual mayor, elected at the municipal election in March 2001 is François Amichia, former minister of tourism.

Monuments, Infrastructures

  • State swimming pool of Treichville
  • Omnisport Palace of Treichville
  • Sports Park
  • Cultural Palace
  • Street 12
  • Street 16
  • Abidjan Racecourse
  • The Living Room (former Boulevard of Stars)

Twinships

The city is twinned to:

5°18′00″N 4°00′00″W / 5.300°N 4.000°W / 5.300; -4.000