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Salémata
Salémata is a small town with commune status in south-east Senegal. It is the chief settlement of Salémata Department in Kédougou Region. It lies close to the Niokolo-Koba National Park and the Dindefelo Falls Dindefelo Falls, located in the town of Dindefelo, is a tourist attraction and park in southeast Senegal. It is located just a few miles from the Guinean border. The falls are about 100 meters high. The park area forms part of the larger Niokolo-K ..., close to the border with Guinea Conakry. The region is filled with a very mixed community being made up of several ethnic groups such as Bassaris, Peulhs, Bediks... Most of the population activities consists of agriculture, trade and animal breeding Administration The village became a department in 2008 . Before that it was a rural community. From 2008 to 2012, Kalidou Ba has been elected Deputy Mayor. He is a respected teacher and a notable in the area. Then from 2012 on, Elhadj Mamadou Sall became President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salémata Department
Salémata Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Kédougou Region Kédougou Region is a region of Senegal. It was created in 2008. Formerly it was a department in the Region of Tambacounda. Kedougou has a number of ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable tra .... It was created as part of the new region in 2008. The chief settlement and only commune in the department is Salémata. The rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: * Arrondissement of Dakateli: ** Dakateli ** Kévoye (previously Thiankoye) *Arrondissement of Dar Salam ** Dar Salam ** Ethiolo ** Oubadji References Departments of Senegal Kédougou Region {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kédougou Region
Kédougou Region is a region of Senegal. It was created in 2008. Formerly it was a department in the Region of Tambacounda. Kedougou has a number of ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds ... attractions. Departments Kédougou Region has three departments: * Kédougou Département * Salémata Département * Saraya Département Geography Kédougou is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. References States and territories established in 2008 Regions of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Senegal
The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which elect administrative officers. Since three new regions increased the number of departments to 45 in 2008, the most recent addition, of Keur Massar, in May 2008 brings the number to 46. The departments are listed below, by region: Dakar Region * Dakar Department * Guédiawaye Department *Keur Massar Department (since May 2021) * Pikine Department *Rufisque Department Diourbel Region *Bambey Department *Diourbel Department *Mbacké Department Fatick Region *Fatick Department *Foundiougne Department *Gossas Department Kaffrine Region *Kaffrine Department *Birkilane Department *Koungheul Department *Malem Hoddar Department Kaolack Region *Guinguinéo Department *Kaolack Department *Nioro du Rip Department Kédougou Regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Senegal
Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: ''régions'', singular''région''), each of which is administered by a ''Conseil Régional'' (pl.: ''Conseils Régionaux'') elected by population weight at the arrondissement level. Senegal is further subdivided into 45 departments, 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''regions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which elect administrative officers. from Union des ''Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal''. See also the law creating current local government structures Code de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the Local mean time, mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight. At different times in the past, it has been calculated in different ways, including being calculated from noon; as a consequence, it cannot be used to specify a particular time unless a context is given. The term 'GMT' is also used as Western European Time, one of the names for the time zone UTC+00:00 and, in UK law, is the basis for civil time in the United Kingdom. English speakers often use GMT as a synonym for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). For navigation, it is considered equivalent to UT1 (the modern form of mean solar time at 0° longitude); but this meaning can differ from UTC by up to 0.9s. The term GMT should thus not be used for purposes that require precision. Because of Earth's uneven angular velocity in its elliptical orbit and its axial tilt, noon (12:00:00) GMT is rarely the exact moment the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to 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. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
The Niokolo-Koba National Park (french: Parc National du Niokolo Koba, PNNK) is a World Heritage Site and natural protected area in south eastern Senegal near the Guinea border. It is served by Niokolo-Koba Airport, an unpaved airstrip. National Park Established as a reserve in 1925, Niokolo-Koba was declared a Senegalese national park on 1 January 1954. Expanded in 1969, it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1981 as a UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve. In 2007 it was added to the UNESCO List of Endangered World Heritage sites. Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit. Geography The park lies in an upland region through which the upper stretch of the Gambia River flows, towards the northwestern border of Guinea. The Biosphere park itself covers some 9,130 square kilometres, in a great arc running from Upper Casamance/ Kolda Region at the Guinea-Bissau border into the Tambacounda Region to within a hundred kilometers of the Guinean border near the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dindefelo Falls
Dindefelo Falls, located in the town of Dindefelo, is a tourist attraction and park in southeast Senegal. It is located just a few miles from the Guinean border. The falls are about 100 meters high. The park area forms part of the larger Niokolo-Koba National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere world heritage site. UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ... estimates the annual tourist visits to the falls is in the thousands. References dakar.unesco.org Niokolo-Koba National Park UNESCO Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea Conakry
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. It has a population of million and an area of . Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. It has a history of military coups d'état.Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit FauconMilitary Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea ''Wall Street Journal'' (September 5, 2021).Krista LarsonEXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup? Associated Press (September 7, 2021).Danielle PaquettHere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassari People
The Bassari are people who live in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. The total population is between 10,000 and 30,000. Most of the Bassari are concentrated on either side of the Senegal-Guinea border southwest of Kedougou, Kédougou Region. This areas is referred to in French as ''Pays Bassari'', or ''liyan'' in the Bassari language. Religious belief The Bassari speak a Tenda language, ''o-niyan''. They refer to themselves as ''a-liyan'', pl. ''bi-liyan''. Most of the group are animists, with a significant minority of Christians (both Catholic and Protestant). Very few Bassari are Muslims. They have close relations with the Fula people centered locally in the nearby hills of the Fouta Djallon. The Bassari are subsistence farmers for the most part, growing rice, millet, earth-peas and fonio. They also migrate to the cities and towns of Senegal and Guinea in the dry season in search of wage-labor, using the money they earn to buy household equipment, clothing and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, and regions near the Red Sea coast in Sudan. The approximate number of Fula people is unknown due to clashing definitions regarding Fula ethnicity. Various estimates put the figure between 25 and 40 million people worldwide. A significant proportion of the Fula – a third, or an estimated 12 to 13 million – are pastoralists, and their ethnic group has the largest nomadic pastoral community in the world., Quote: The Fulani form the largest pastoral nomadic group in the world. The Bororo'en are noted for the size of their cattle herds. In addition to fully nomadic groups, however, there are also semisedentary Fulani —F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedick People
The Bedick, or Bedik, are a minority ethnic group of Africa. They live in villages in the most isolated area of eastern Senegal, in the Arrondissement of Bandafassi.and their religion is a syncretism, blend between their animist roots and a more recent Christian influence. More connected with Guinea Conakry or Mali than with Senegal, Bedick people have contact with other ethnic groups like Bassari and Serer. Their ancestors are the families Keita and Camera that came from Mali because of the War led by Alpha Yaye coming from Fouta Djalon. Gallery Bedik ceramic pots in storage area, Southeast Sénégal (West Africa) (4232333462).jpg, Bedick ceramic pots in storage. Bedik hairstyling, Iwol, southeast Senegal (431680801).jpg, Bedick hairstyling in Iwol. Bedik hairstyling, Iwol, southeast Senegal (West Africa) (989178952).jpg, Bedick hairstyling in Iwol. Bedik Houses and large clay pots, Iwol, Southeast Sénégal (West Africa) (431681034).jpg, Bedick houses in Iwol. Bedik village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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