Diembéring (also called Diembering, Diembéreng, Djiwat, Guimbering, Diébéring, Diebering, or Djembering) is a village in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
in the
rural community of the same name. It is located in
Cabrousse,
Oussouye
Oussouye (or Husuy in Kasa language, JolaWilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.) is an urban commu ...
,
Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It ...
,
Casamance
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, approximately 10 km north of
Cap Skirring
Cap Skirring, also spelled Cap Skiring, is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Basse Casamance (Ziguinchor) region of Senegal. It is a popular seaside resort with Europeans and has an airport and a golf course. The town was first occupie ...
and 60 km from
Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It ...
.
It is home to the Diembéring dialect of the
Kwatay language
Kwatay (''Kuwaataay'') is a divergent Jola language of Senegal.
The Diembereng dialect is spoken on a southern coastal island of the same name, located in the Casamance River
The Casamance River () flows westward for the most part into the A ...
.
[Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.]
History
Initially, Diembéring was a fishing village. It is still so today, however tourism has opened up other possibilities.
Administration
Diembéring is the capital of the rural district (communauté rurale) of the same name. Within the district are the other villages of :
Geography
The nearest localities are
Koudioundou,
Nikine,
Bouyouye,
Cachouane,
Boucotte Wolof, and
Mossor.
Physical geography
Diembéring was built on sand dunes, among
palms and towering trees of the
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
family (likely ''
Ceiba pentandra
''Ceiba pentandra'' is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously emplaced in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety ''C. pentandr ...
'', one of many species widely called, ambiguously, 'kapok trees').
Population
Diembéring is one of the few places where people speak
Kuwaataay, a dialect of
Jola.
Economy
The beaches of this coastal village are popular with tourists. There is a mosque in the area, as well as a church where a
Jola mass is sung each Sunday. A maternity hospital is run by a Spanish order of nuns.
Notes
Bibliography
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References
External links
Maps, weather and airports for Diembéring
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Populated places in Ziguinchor Region
Oussouye Department