Fatick is the southwest

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

of the northern outcrop of

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city,

Fatick Fatick ( wo, Fatik, srr, Fatik) is a town in Senegal, located between M'bour and Kaolack and inhabited by the Serer people. Its 2005 population was estimated at 24,243. It is the capital of the Fatick Region and the Fatick Department. Topo ...

.Culture, demography, and Regional cultural center for Fatick region, Ministry of Culture, Senegal
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History

The area is rich with Serer ancient and

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. Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer",

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...

(1993), CNRS - ORS TO M Gueye, Pape Samba, "Analyses des blocages de l'introduction des langues nationales dans l'enseignement elementaire formel au Senegal: etude dans la commune de Fatick", Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis (2010)

Sine-Saloum Sine-Saloum is a region in Senegal located north of the Gambia and south of the Petite Côte. It encompasses an area of 24,000 square kilometers, about 12% of Senegal, with a population in the 1990s of 1,060,000. The western portion contains the ...

nKassoumay (Retrieved : 13 July 2012) Many of the ancient Serer sites are found within this region. It is also one of the holy places in the

Serer religion The Serer religion, or ''a ƭat Roog'' ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme deity called Roog ( ...

. The Xooy Ceremony (or ''Khoy''), a divination festival by the Serer priestly class (the Saltigues) is held within this region once a year."Révélation de saltigué : Touba va accueillir la dépouille d’une célébrité venue de Dakar"
Xoy 2011 nLa Sénégalaise, published 6/6/2011 (Retrieved : 13 July 2012) The population is overrun by the

Serer people The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group.

. Historically, it was part of the Serer pre-colonial

Kingdom of Sine The Kingdom of Sine (also: ''Sin, Siine'' or Siin in the Serer-Sine language) was a post-classical Serer kingdom along the north bank of the Saloum River delta in modern Senegal. The inhabitants are called ''Siin-Siin'' or ''Sine-Sine'' (a S ...

. In 1859, the Battle of Logandème took place within this region. It was a battle of resistance by the ''Siin-Siin'' (Serer people of Sine) against French colonialism. It is called in some French scholarly works as the ''Battle of Fatick''.

Departments

Fatick region is divided into 3

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

: * Fatick Département * Foundiougne Département * Gossas Département

References

External links

Fatick region map
Regions of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub