Communes Of Senegal

	Communes Of Senegal The Communes of Senegal are the fourth-level administrative divisions in Senegal (below country, region and department). There are some 121 communes in Senegal which have urban status (''communes de ville''), apart from 46 ''communes d'arrondissement'' in the large towns and 370 List of settlements in Senegal, rural communities (''communautés rurales'') in the countryside. History Dakar Region Dakar Department Dakar (19 communes d'arrondissement) Guédiawaye Department Guediawaye (5 communes d'arrondissement) Pikine Department Pikine (16 communes d'arrondissement) Rufisque Department Rufisque (3 communes d'arrondissement) Bargny, Senegal, Bargny Diamniadio Sébikhotane Jaxaay-Parcelle-Niakoul Rap Sangalkam Sendou Diourbel Region Bambey Department Bambey Diourbel Department Diourbel Mbacké Department Mbacké Fatick Region Fatick Department Diakhao Diofior Fatick Foundiougne Department Foundiougne Karang Poste Passy (Sénégal), Passy Sokone Soum (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea to Guinea–Senegal border, the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a wet season, rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost and has a population of around 18 million. The state is a Presidential system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fatick Fatick (; ; ) is a town and urban commune in Senegal, located between M'bour and Kaolack and inhabited by the Serer people. Its 2023 population was at 39,361. It is the capital of the Fatick Region and the Fatick Department. Toponymy Its name (Fatick), including its region and department take their names from one of the Serer maternal clans (''Fatik'')—which derives from the Serer term ''Fati Ubadik'' ("we have more to go"). The name is also spelled ''Patik'' following its pronunciation which is the same as the Fatik matriclan. The 15th century King of Sine Wasilla Faye named it after his father's matriclan. His father was a member of the Patik matriclan. History The city has several ancient sites classified as historical monuments and added to the World heritage list. There is also the site of ''Mind Ngo Mindiss'', located in the Sine River, where libations and offerings are made, the site of Ndiobaye, where traditional ceremonies takes place, and Ndeb Jab, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Diofior Diofior (or Dioffior) is a town and urban commune in Fatick Department in Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t .... References Populated places in Fatick region Communes of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Diakhao Diakhao ( Serer proper : Jaxaaw) is a small town and commune in the Fatick Region in the west of Senegal. History Diakhao was the last capital of the pre-colonial Serer Kingdom of Sine. It has several sites classified as historical monuments. It houses the tombs of the Serer kings such as Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof (king of Sine), the tombs of the Guelowars, the Lingeers and the Kanger (or ''Kangeer'') baobab, a place of libation of the kings of Sine ( Maad a Sinig). In 1867 at the Surprise of Mbin o Ngor (a surprise attack against the Serers by the Muslim marabout which precipitated the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune), Diakhao was burned to the ground by the marabouts. To rebuild his capital (Diakhao), Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak implemented new tax measures throughout the Sine. Although Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak had no problem collecting taxes in other areas of Sine, he failed in Joal, one of the principalities of Sine occupied by the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mbacké Mbacké (Mbàkke in Wolof) is a city and urban commune in central Senegal, located east of Dakar. It is the capital of an administrative department in the Diourbel region. Along with the nearby city of Touba, Mbacké forms an urban conurbation whose population currently stands at 1,222,275, making it Senegal's second largest agglomeration. It is connected to Dakar and Touba by the N3 road. History Mbacké, also known as Mbacké-Baol, was founded in the sparsely populated wilderness of Eastern Baol in 1796 by Mame Maram Muhammad al-Khayri (d. 1802), great-grandfather of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké. Mame Maram was a reputed Muslim jurisconsult. He received the land grant to establish Mbacké from the king of Baol, Amari Ngoné Ndella Fall, who was also king of neighboring Cayor. During the first half of 19th century Mbacké was a well-known center of Islamic Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mbacké Department Mbacké (Mbàkke in Wolof) is a city and urban commune in central Senegal, located east of Dakar. It is the capital of an administrative department in the Diourbel region. Along with the nearby city of Touba, Mbacké forms an urban conurbation whose population currently stands at 1,222,275, making it Senegal's second largest agglomeration. It is connected to Dakar and Touba by the N3 road. History Mbacké, also known as Mbacké-Baol, was founded in the sparsely populated wilderness of Eastern Baol in 1796 by Mame Maram Muhammad al-Khayri (d. 1802), great-grandfather of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké. Mame Maram was a reputed Muslim jurisconsult. He received the land grant to establish Mbacké from the king of Baol, Amari Ngoné Ndella Fall, who was also king of neighboring Cayor. During the first half of 19th century Mbacké was a well-known center of Islamic learning. It was destroyed by Maba Diakhou Ba, the Tijani jihadist from the Rip, in 1865 and the Mbacké family, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Diourbel Diourbel (; Serer language, Serer: ''Jurbel'', Wolof language, Wolof: ''Njaaréem'') is a town and urban commune in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local peanut, groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region, Senegal, Diourbel Region. The population in 2023 was 157,554. Transport Diourbel lies on the N3 road (Senegal), N3 road linking it to Dakar and is also served by a junction station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross the Sine River, River Sine in the town. Climate Twin towns – sister cities Diourbel is Sister city, twinned with: * Avignon, France Notable people Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel. Seynabou Mbengue (born 1992), Senegalese footballer Makhtar N'Diaye, former NBA player Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born 1990), writer and winner of the prestigious prix Goncourt See also * Railway stations in Senegal References Diourbel region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]