N'Der (also spelled Nder or Ndeer) is a small town on the western shore of the Lac de Guiers, in northern

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 ...

. It was the third and last capital of

Waalo Waalo () was a kingdom on the lower Senegal River in West Africa, in what is now Senegal and Mauritania. It included parts of the valley proper and areas north and south, extending to the Atlantic Ocean. To the north were Moorish emirates; to the ...

until the annexion of the kingdom by France in 1855.

Geography

N'Der is located on the Western shore of the Lac de Guiers. The nearest settlements are Sadiale, Nieti Yone, Mbane and Naere.

History

In 1733, N'Der became the third capital in the history of Waalo as Brak Njak Aram moved there from Njurbel, the previous capital.

N'Der resistance

In 1819, as the Brak

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and most of his warriors had traveled to Saint-Louis to have their wounds treated at the French hospital after a battle against

Trarza Trarza () is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Rosso. Other major cities and towns include Mederdra and Boutilimit. Trarza borders the regions of Inchiri and Adrar to the north, Brakna to the east, and the country of Senegal t ...

Moors, the undefended capital became the target of a slave raid by the Trarza army. After sending their children to hide in the fields, the women of N'Der organized a desperate resistance against the Trarzas. Although they managed to repulse a first assault, the Trarza warriors soon attacked again and all of the Wolof women decided to commit suicide by fire rather than being enslaved by the Moors. On 25 February 1855, the village was captured and burned down by the French after the Battle of Dioubouldou. The village was soon rebuilt, but its importance greatly diminished following the exile of Queen Ndaté Yalla and the annexion of Waalo to the French colony of Saint-Louis. In late May 1857, eight French soldiers in a small

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repulsed a Trarza attack on the village.

Administration

N'Der is part of the Communauté rurale de Ngnith in the Dagana Department of the Saint-Louis Region.

Demography

As of the last census, the town counted 868 inhabitants, in 101 households.

References

Populated places in Saint-Louis region {{Senegal-geo-stub