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Tattaguine
Tattaguine (or Tataguine) is a town in the west of Senegal. It is also the name of the Rural communities of Senegal, rural community. République du Sénégal, Région de Fatick, Département de Fatick, Arrondissement de Tattaguine, Communauté Rurale de Diouroup, « ''Comvention locale de la gestion des ressources naturelles du terror communataire de Diouroup'' », (Elaborée avec l’appui de la composante AG/GRN GTZ-Programme Bassin Arachidier), October 2005 (Retrieved : 13 July 2012 Religion and toponymy Tattaguine Toponymy, derives its name from a bird called ''Tatta'' or ''Tat'' in the Serer language. According to Serer creation myth, Serer mythology, prior to human habitation of this locality, it was these birds that lived there. The word ''Guine'' is the name of the bird's egg, i.e. the nesting of these birds. Several Serer religion, Serer religious festivals and :Serer culture, customs are observed in Tattaguine. The Ndut initiation rite, Ndut rite of passage (the circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatick Department
Fatick Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three departments making up the Fatick Region, and lies on the road between Mbour and Kaolack. The Fatick region is home to many Sereer people; the Sereers are one of the major ethnic groups in Senegal and there are four Sereer dialects. Fatick town is the major urban center for the region. Administrative divisions There are two communes in the department: Diofior and Fatick. The rural districts (''Communautés rurales'') comprise: * Arrondissement of Diakhao: ** Diakhao ** Diaoulé ** Mbéllacadiao ** Ndiob ** Thiaré Ndialgui * Arrondissement de Fimela: ** Djilasse ** Fimela ** Loul Sessène ** Palmarin Facao * Arrondissement de Niakhar: ** Niakhar ** Ngayokhène ** Patar Sine * Arrondissement de Tattaguine ** Diarrère ** Diouroup ** Tattaguine Historic sites ;Fatick town * Mbind Ngo Mindiss, site of offerings, situated on an arm of the sea, the Sine * Diobaye, site of traditional ceremonies * Jab Ndeb, sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Communities Of Senegal
Rural communities (''Communautés rurales'') (CR) are the fourth-level administrative divisions in Senegal. They are administrative subdivisions comprising the villages, but are distinct from the urban communes and municipalities concerning medium or large towns. Senegal is a predominantly agricultural country, and the rural communities by far encompass the largest part of the national territory. Law The rural communities were imposed by the law No. 72.25 on 19 April 1972. Until early 2008, there were about 324 rural communities but in August 2008 the number has increased and there are now about 340. Dakar Region * Bambylor * Tivaouane Peulh-Niaga * Yène Diourbel Region Bambey Department * Baba Garage *Dinguiraye * Keur Samba Kane * Gawane * Lambaye * Ngogom * Réfane * Dangalma * Ndondol * Ngoye * Thiakar Diourbel Department * Dankh Sène * Gade Escale * Keur Ngalgou * Ndindy *Taiba Moutoupha * Ndoulo * Ngohé * Patar * Tocky-Gare *Touré Mbonde Mbacke Department *Darou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattaguine Arrondissement
Tattguine Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Fatick Department in the Fatick Region of Senegal. Its chef-lieu An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lux ... is Tattaguine. Subdivisions The arrondissement is divided administratively into Rural communities of Senegal, rural communities and in turn into villages. Arrondissements of Senegal Fatick Region {{Senegal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaboyabo
Yaboyabo (Serer language, Serer, variations : ''Yaabo-Yabo'', ''Yabo Yabo'', ''YABO-YABO'' or ''Yabo-Yabo'') is an ancient village in the Rural communities of Senegal, rural community of Séssène (var : ''Sessene''), in the Thies Region of Senegal. Yabo Yabo iPEPAM(Retrieved : 25 June 2012)Yaboyabo, Senegal Page [inFallingrain map/ref> History and religious status Linked to Serer creation myth, Serer mythology and Serer religion, religion and deemed one of the :Serer holy places, Serer holy sites, Yaboyabo is one of the oldest villages in Senegal.Henry Gravrand, Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), pp 205-8, According to the Serer creation myth, Yaboyabo takes its name from the first human couple (YAAB and YOP, var : ''YAAB'' and ''YOB'') created by the supreme being Roog (or Koox among the Cangin languages, Cangin).Genesis of YAAB & YOP » narrated by « Armand Diouf » of Ndimaag (Senegal), [in] Gravr ... [...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] |
Fatick Region
Fatick is the southwest region of the northern outcrop of Senegal. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city, Fatick.Culture, demography, and Regional cultural center for Fatick region, Ministry of Culture, Senegal . History The area is rich with Serer ancient and . Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer", |
History Of Senegal
The history of Senegal is commonly divided into a number of periods, encompassing the prehistoric era, the precolonial period, colonialism, and the contemporary era. Paleolithic The earliest evidence of human life is found in the valley of the Falémé in the south-east. The presence of man in the Lower Paleolithic is attested by the discovery of stone tools characteristic of Acheulean such as hand axes reported by Théodore Monod at the tip of Fann in the peninsula of Cap-Vert in 1938, or cleavers found in the south-east. There were also found stones shaped by the Levallois technique, characteristic of the Middle Paleolithic. Mousterian Industry is represented mainly by scrapers found in the peninsula of Cap-Vert, as well in the low and middle valleys of the Senegal and the Falémé. Some pieces are explicitly linked to hunting, like those found in Tiémassass, near M'Bour, a controversial site that some claim belongs to the Upper Paleolithic, while other argue in favor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joof Family
Joof (English spelling in the Gambia) or Diouf (French spelling in Senegal and Mauritania) is a surname that is typically Serer. This surname is also spelt Juuf or Juf (in the Serer language). They are the same people. The differences in spelling is because Senegal was colonized by France, while the Gambia was colonized by the United Kingdom. Although spelt differently, they are pronounced the same way. The totem and symbol of the Joof family is the antelope, the symbol of grace, royalty, wisdom, hard work and protection in Serer mythology. The name of their clan is ''"Njoofene"'' variations: ''"Njuufeen"'' or ''"Njufeen"'' (in Serer). Members of this family had ruled over many of the pre-colonial kingdoms of Senegambia, including the Kingdom of Sine, the Kingdom of Saloum and the Kingdom of Baol. The royal princesses (Lingeers) from the Joof family were also given in marriage to the pre-colonial kings and princes of Senegambia. Some of these included the kings of Jolof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal House Of Boureh Gnilane Joof
The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof (variation : Mbin Boureh Gnilane or Mbind Bure Nilaan in Serer) was a royal house founded in the 14th century by Jaraff Boureh Gnilane Joof (var : ''Bouré Gnilane Diouf'' or ''Buré Ñilaan''). He was a member the Serer tribe, from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine now part of independent Senegal.Diouf, Niokhobaye, ''"Chronique du royaume du Sine"'', Suivie de notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Sine par Charles Becker et Victor Martin. (1972). Bulletin de l'Ifan, Tome 34, Série B, n° 4, (1972), pp 709-712 (pp 6-8) It was the first royal house founded by the Joof family during the Guelowar period (1350For the Guelowar period, see : Sarr, Alioune, " Histoire du Sine-Saloum" (Sénégal). Introduction, bibliographie et notes par Charles Becker. Version légèrement remaniée par rapport à celle qui est parue en 1986-87. p 19 - 1969Klein, Martin. A., ''"Islam and Imperialism in Senegal Sine-Salou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maad A Sinig
Maad a Sinig (variations : Mad a Sinig, 'Maad Sine, Maat Sine, Bour Sine, Bur Sine, etc.) means king of Sine. The ancient Kingdom of Sine, now part of Senegal, was a pre-colonial Serer kingdom . Their kings were titled ''Maad'' or ''Maad'' (also spelled ''Mad'' or ''Maat''). The royal title Maad is sometimes used interchangeably with their ancient kings and landowners - the Lamanes. Diouf, Marcel Mahawa, ''Lances mâles : Léopold Sédar Senghor et les traditions Sérères'', Centre d'études linguistiques et historiques par tradition orale, Niamey, 1996, p. 54 Between 1350 and 1969 (the Guelowar period - the last maternal dynasty in Serer country), more than fifty Serer kings have been crowned Maad a Sinig. Kings of Sine titled Maad a Sinig * Maad a Sinig Waagaan Tening Jom FayeFata Ndiaye, « La saga du peuple sérère et l'Histoire du Sine », in ''Éthiopiques (revue)'', numéro 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 199/ref> * Maad a Sinig Wagane Kumba Sanjan Faye (var : Waagaan Kumbasaan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
