Fatick is the southwest
region
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of the northern outcrop of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city,
Fatick
Fatick ( wo, Fatik, srr, Fatik) is a town in Senegal, located between M'bour and Kaolack and inhabited by the Serer people. Its 2005 population was estimated at 24,243. It is the capital of the Fatick Region and the Fatick Department.
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[Culture, demography, and Regional cultural center for Fatick region, Ministry of Culture, Senegal]
.
History
The area is rich with
Serer ancient and
medieval history
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.
[ Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer", ]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 2 ...
(1993), CNRS - ORS TO M[ Gueye, Pape Samba, "Analyses des blocages de l'introduction des langues nationales dans l'enseignement elementaire formel au Senegal: etude dans la commune de Fatick", ]Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis
Gaston Berger University (GBU), or L'Université Gaston Berger (UGB), located some outside Saint-Louis, was the second university established in Senegal (the first being Cheikh Anta Diop University). Originally the University of Saint-Louis, it w ...
(2010)[ ]Sine-Saloum
Sine-Saloum is a region in Senegal located north of the Gambia and south of the Petite Côte. It encompasses an area of 24,000 square kilometers, about 12% of Senegal, with a population in the 1990s of 1,060,000.
The western portion contains the ...
nKassoumay (Retrieved : 13 July 2012) Many of the
ancient Serer sites are found within this region.
It is also
one of the holy places in the
Serer religion
The Serer religion, or ''a Æat Roog'' ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme deity called Roog (o ...
. The
Xooy
The Xooy (meaning "macerate" in Serer, sometimes spelled XoyAfrica Consultants International (2000), ''Yëgóo: magazine d'échanges inter-culturels, Issues 0-11'', p. lix or Khoy) is a Serer divination ceremony held once a year in Fatick, S ...
Ceremony (or ''Khoy''), a divination festival by the Serer priestly class (the
Saltigue
The Saltigue (other spelling: Saltigué, Saltigui or Saltigi in Serer), are Serer high priests and priestesses who preside over the religious ceremonies and affairs of the Serer people, such as the ''Xooy'' (or ''Xoy'') ceremony, the biggest ev ...
s) is held within this region once a year.
"Révélation de saltigué : Touba va accueillir la dépouille d’une célébrité venue de Dakar"
Xoy 2011 nLa Sénégalaise, published 6/6/2011 (Retrieved : 13 July 2012) The population is overrun by the Serer people
The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group. . Historically, it was part of the Serer pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine
The Kingdom of Sine (also: ''Sin, Siine'' or Siin in the Serer-Sine language) was a post-classical Serer kingdom along the north bank of the Saloum River delta in modern Senegal. The inhabitants are called ''Siin-Siin'' or ''Sine-Sine'' (a Se ...
.the Battle of Logandème
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took place within this region. It was a battle of resistance by the ''Siin-Siin'' (Serer people of Sine) against French colonialism
The French colonial empire () comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "First French Colonial Empire", that existe ...
. It is called in some French scholarly works as the ''Battle of Fatick''.
Departments
Fatick region is divided into 3 departments
References
External links
Fatick region map
Regions of Senegal
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