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Nianing Boro
Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, from M'Bour. History Nianing was once a major trading post for cotton and peanuts. Today, the city is situated on the main road that leads from M'Bour to Joal-Fadiouth. Administration Nianing is part of the rural community of Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès. Geography The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, Warang, Gagnabougou, Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, and Nianing Boro Population According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 6448 people and 736 households in Nianing. The population is predominantly Serer, mostly Catholic. Economy Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism. See also * Tourism in Senegal Tourism in Senegal is a vital part of the West African nation's Economy of Senegal, economy. Scale From a relatively small industry at the introduction of the first ... [...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] |
Epiphany Of The Lord Church Of Nianing
The Epiphany of the Lord Church of Nianing (French language, French: Église Sainte-Épiphanie-du-Seigneur de Nianing) is a Catholic Church, Catholic Church (building), church in Nianing, Senegal. History The construction of the Epiphany of the Lord Church in Nianing commenced with the laying of the foundation stone in December 2014 by Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Théodore Adrien Sarr'','' Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar, Archbishop of Dakar. It was set to be delivered to the Catholic community of the locality within 18 months. The project was funded by French benefactor Patrick Thelot in collaboration with other partners at a cost of several hundred million CFA francs. Eglise de Nianing.jpg, Eglise de Nianing In February 2018, the church was inaugurated by archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye in the presence of notable figures including the President of the National Assembly (Senegal), National Assembly, Moustapha Niasse, the French Ambassador to Senegal, Christophe Bigot, and Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourism In Senegal
Tourism in Senegal is a vital part of the West African nation's Economy of Senegal, economy. Scale From a relatively small industry at the introduction of the first Club Med resort in the 1970s, tourism has grown to be an important part of the Economy of Senegal, Senegalese economy. Since the 1990s, Senegal has made an effort to reach beyond visitors from the former colonial power France and is attracting tourists from Spain, Britain and Italy, in part motivated by the example of neighboring Gambia, which draws a relatively larger tourist share from Northern Europe and the Americas to its Banjul coastal resorts.Senegal's fading tourism dreams Julian Bedford, BBC World Service. 13 March 2009 In 2008, Senegal's foreign tourist visitors had reached 1 million, attracted to luxury beach resorts, natural and histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholicism
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serer People
The Serer people (''Serer language, Serer proper'': Seereer or Sereer) are a West African ethnoreligious groupGastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Petit traité de matrilinarité. L'accumulation dans deux sociétés rurales d'Afrique de l'Ouest'', Cahiers ORSTOM, série Sciences Humaines 4 (1985) [in] Gastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Matrilineages, Economic Groups and Differentiation in West Africa: A Note'', O.R.S.T.O.M. Fonds Documentaire (1988), pp 1, 2–4 (pp 272–4), 7 (p 277/ref>Marguerite Dupire, Dupire, Marguerite, ''Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée Ndut people, sereer ndut'', KARTHALA Editions (1994). For ''tim'' and ''den yaay'' (see p. 116). The book also deals in depth about the Serer matriclans and means of succession through the matrilineal line. See pp. 38, 95–99, 104, 119–20, 123, 160, 172–74,/ref> They fought against jihads in the 19th century, and subsequently opposed French colonial rule - resulting in Serer victory at the famous Battle of Djilass (13 May 1859), and the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nianing Boro
Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, from M'Bour. History Nianing was once a major trading post for cotton and peanuts. Today, the city is situated on the main road that leads from M'Bour to Joal-Fadiouth. Administration Nianing is part of the rural community of Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès. Geography The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, Warang, Gagnabougou, Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, and Nianing Boro Population According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 6448 people and 736 households in Nianing. The population is predominantly Serer, mostly Catholic. Economy Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism. See also * Tourism in Senegal Tourism in Senegal is a vital part of the West African nation's Economy of Senegal, economy. Scale From a relatively small industry at the introduction of the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saly
Saly (also called Sali or Saly Portudal) is a seaside resort and urban commune in Thiès Region on the Petite Côte of Senegal, south of Dakar. It is a major tourist destination in Senegal. History Saly was originally a Portuguese trading post known as ''Porto de Ale'', which became ''Portudal'', and later ''Sali Portudal''. It hosted Dutch merchants as well as the Portuguese by at least the late 16th century. On February 24, 1984, the resort was created on a previously unoccupied tract of land near the former trading post. It was about this time that Tourism in Senegal, tourism began to take off in Senegal. Administration Saly is part of M'bour Department, M'bour, Thiès Region, Thiès. Flora The resort is located on a sandy beach lined with coconut palm trees. Population The population is difficult to quantify because of the constant stream of tourists in and out of the area as well as the number of temporary residents. It has been suggested that an average of 20,000 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiès Region
Thiès (; ; Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 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 Thiès Region and is a major industrial city. History Before colonization, the Thiès Plateau was a wooded frontier between the kingdoms of Cayor and Baol inhabited by the Serer-Noon, an ethnic sub-group of the Serer people. The Serer-Noon still inhabit the Thiès-Nones neighborhood of the south-west city today. They speak the Noon language, one of the Cangin languages. The village of Dianxene, belonging to the kingdom of Cayor, was founded on the strategically important plateau in the 17th century. In 1860, it had only 75 inhabitants. The French founded a military post there in 1864, becoming an important force in the city's development ever since. The Spiritans founded a mission there in the late 19th century to help protect the local populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
