Ndoucoumane or Ndoukoumane is a province in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠...
. It is an extremely rural and lightly populated area. Although Ndoucoumane holds nearly no importance for western civilization, the area is noted in
Ken Bugul
Ken Bugul (born 1947 in Ndoucoumane) is the pen name of Senegalese Francophone novelist Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma.'Bugul, Ken', in Simon Gikandi (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of African Literature''. Routledge; 2002. In the Wolof language, her pen name m ...
's book ''
The Abandoned Baobab'' or in the original French, ''
Le Baobab Fou'', meaning the crazy baobab. The area is French speaking and has some influences of French colonization. Additionally, Ndoucoumane follows old traditions that stretch far back into history. There is very little safe water and population remains under 1000 with roughly 100 households.
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Geography of Senegal