Linguère (or Lingeer in
Serer[Klein, Martin A. "Islam and Imperialism in Senegal Sine-Saloum, 1847–1914." Edinburgh University Press (1968) pp 11-15 & 262 ] and
Wolof) is a town located in the
Linguère Department
Linguère Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Louga Region. Its capital is Linguère, and it encompasses an area of .
There are three urban communes in the department; Dahra, Linguère
Linguère ...
,
Louga Region
Louga is a city and region of Senegal. The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga, Louga city is in the northwest of the region - about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast.
Departments
Louga region is divided into ...
of
Senegal.
History
Linguére was the capital of the
Jolof Empire and its successor, the
Kingdom of Jolof
The Kingdom of Jolof ( ar, جولوف), also known as Wolof and Wollof, was a West African rump state located in what is today the nation of Senegal. For nearly two hundred years, the Wolof rulers of the Jolof Empire collected tribute from vassal ...
. The name
Lingeer was also used as a title for
Serer and
Wolof queens and royal princesses.
Transport
The town lies on the
N3 road connecting it to
Dakar and
Touba to the west and
Ouro Sogui
Ouro Sogui or Ourossogui lies in Matam Region in eastern Senegal on the N2 and N3 roads, just south west of Matam on the River Senegal. It is an important market town and transport hub
A transport hub is a place where passengers and c ...
and
Mauretania
Mauretania (; ) is the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb. It stretched from central present-day Algeria westwards to the Atlantic, covering northern present-day Morocco, and southward to the Atlas Mountains. Its native inhabitants, ...
to the east.
The town was formally the terminus of a branch railway. The train station is now in ruins and the tracks are non-existent as they have been ripped up and used by locals as part of fences.
Infrastructure
The town has roughly 15,000 inhabitants, and is served by a weekly market that takes place on Fridays.
There are usually one or two US Peace Corps volunteers stationed in the town, and surrounding villages.
There is a post office, a bank, a small daily vegetable market, a bar, a sometimes running internet cafe, and several stores.
There is also a 'Gare Routiere', a public transit hub connecting the town to other cities in the east:
Louga
Louga ( ar, لوجا; Wolof: Luga) is a town in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre, and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest and Dakar to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is a ...
,
Dahra
Dahra (also Dahra Djoloff or Dara) is a town of commune status located in the Louga Region of Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially ...
,
Touba, and
Dakar.
The village of Nguith nearby is a traditional
Wolof village (4 km to the west), with a deep-bore well, schools, health post, and functioning village government. The village is run by two families, the Coundouls, and Talls.
In 2007, according to official estimates, Linguère had a population of 13,610.
References
Daouda SOW(1933-2009), Former Deputy, Former Minister, Psychiatrist.
Djibo Leyti KA (1948-2017), Former Minister, Politician.
Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, City's Mayor, Minister Of Industries And Mines Of The Current Government.
Habib SY, Politician And Former Minister
Populated places in Louga Region
Communes of Senegal
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