Darou Hidjiratou (also spelled Darou Hijratou or Darou Idjiratou) is a village and zone in
Bonconto Commune,
Bonconto Arrondissement
Bonconto Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Vélingara Department in the Kolda Region of Senegal. It is also spelled Bonkonto.
Subdivisions
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities and in turn into villages ...
,
Vélingara Department
Vélingara is a city and urban commune situated in the Kolda Region of Senegal. It is located slightly north of the large 48 km Vélingara crater though the structure's impact origin is still unconfirmed.S. Wade, M. Barbieri, J. Lichtenegger (2 ...
of
Kolda Region in south
Senegal
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. As a major center of
Shia Islam in Senegal, it is home to the Al Hassanayni Grand Mosque of Darou Hidjiratou, the largest mosque in
Bonconto Arrondissement
Bonconto Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Vélingara Department in the Kolda Region of Senegal. It is also spelled Bonkonto.
Subdivisions
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities and in turn into villages ...
.
Darou Hijiratou Zone is made up of 8 villages: Darou Hijiratou (Darou Idjiratou), Amanatoulaye, Fass, Afia, Pakinia Sinthiang, Pakinia Paoundé, Hamdalaye Kouta, Moundou Sankoulé. Darou Hijiratou village has approximately 1,580 persons (year 2010).
Notable people
The village is locally well known as the birthplace of a prominent
Shi'i Muslim family in
Senegal
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, including
Bonconto Commune leader Cherif Habib Aidara and his brother
Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the international NGO
Mozdahir.
The village was named Darou Hidjiratou (Dar El Hijra, 'the house of immigration') by
Cherif Al-Hassane Aidara, the father of
Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara.
As a pilgrimage site, it is also where Cherif Al-Hassane Aidara is buried.
Pilgrimage site
Cherif Al-Hassane Aidara, the founder of the village, is buried in Darou Hidjiratou. Every year, thousands of people visit his tomb for prayers.
See also
*
Nadjaf Al Ashraf (Senegal)
References
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Populated places in Kolda region