Thilogne is a small town in north-east
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...
with the status of a commune. It lies in the
Matam Department
Matam Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three in the Matam Region in the north-east of the country.
The department has four communes: Matam, Ourossogui, Thilogne
Thilogne is a small town in north-east Senegal with t ...
of
Matam Region
Matam is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions).
It is a stark, flat, arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees. Matam i ...
, from
Kaédi
Kaédi ( ar, كيهيدي) is the largest city and administrative center of the Gorgol Region of Southern Mauritania, located on the border with Senegal. It is approximately 435 km from Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott.
Overview
The city ...
, Mauretania and connected to
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 ...
via the
N2 road.
In 2013 Thilogne had a population of just over 10,000.
[ ] There are twelve mosques, two elementary schools, a middle school, and a ''lycée'' (high school). There is a dispensary and a small market.
Thilogne is twinned with
Trappes
Trappes () is a commune in the Yvelines department, region of ÃŽle-de-France, north-central France. It is a banlieue located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Transport
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in France.
History
Thilogne is part of the
Futa Tooro region of northwestern Senegal. From the 9th to the 13th centuries it was part of the state of
Takrur and by the
Empire of Great Fulo
The Empire of Great Fulo, also known as the Denanke Kingdom or Denianke Kingdom, was a Pulaar kingdom of Senegal, which dominated the Futa Tooro region. Its population dominated its neighbors through use of cavalry and fought wars against the Mal ...
from AD 1490 to 1776 when it was taken over by France and served as the capital of Fouta.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Thilogne was part of Matam Department, Fleuve Region.
The ''Thilogne Association Développement'' (Thilogne Development Association) was established in 1995; it organizes a festival every two years and has helped to rehalititate and construct schools and a dispensary.
References
Populated places in Matam Region
Communes of Senegal
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