Nioro du Rip Department is one of the 45
departments of Senegal, located in the region of
Kaolack.
The principal settlement is the commune of
Nioro du Rip. Rural districts (''Communautés rurales'') comprise:
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Médina Sabakh Arrondissement
Medina Sabakh Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Nioro du Rip Department in the Kaolack Region of Senegal.
Subdivisions
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities
Sociologists have identified a number of diffe ...
**Kayemor
**Médina Sabakh
**Ngayène
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Paoskoto Arrondissement
Paoskoto Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Nioro du Rip Department in the Kaolack Region of Senegal.
Subdivisions
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities
Sociologists have identified a number of different ...
**Gainthe Kaye
**Paos Koto
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Porokhane
Porokhane (also spelled Prokhane) is a town and commune near Nioro du Rip in Paoskoto Arrondissement, Kaolack Region, Senegal. It is a major pilgrimage site for the Mourides of Senegal.
Pilgrimage
Porokhane is a place of annual pilgrimage k ...
**Taïba Niassène
**Dabaly
**Darou Salam
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Wack Ngouna Arrondissement
Wack Ngouna Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Nioro du Rip Department in the Kaolack Region of Senegal.
Subdivisions
The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities
Sociologists have identified a number of differ ...
**Keur Maba Diakhou
**Keur Madongo
**Ndramé Escale
**Wack Ngouna
The total population in 2005 was estimated at 282,175.
Historic sites in Nioro du Rip departmentList of historic sites
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* Fortification of
Maba Diakhou Bâ at Nioro du Rip
* Mausoleum of
Mame Diarra Bousso Mame Diarra Bousso (1833–1866) is a Sufi saint from Senegal. The annual pilgrimage to the site of her death and mausoleum is the only Muslim pilgrimage dedicated to a woman in Senegal. She was the mother of Ahmadou Bamba.
Biography
Bousso was bor ...
at Porokhane
* Wells of
Mame Diarra Bousso Mame Diarra Bousso (1833–1866) is a Sufi saint from Senegal. The annual pilgrimage to the site of her death and mausoleum is the only Muslim pilgrimage dedicated to a woman in Senegal. She was the mother of Ahmadou Bamba.
Biography
Bousso was bor ...
* Tomb of Matar Kalla Dramé at Ndimb Dramé
* Megalithic site at Sine Ngayène
* Megalithic site of Mbolop Tobé in the village of Konomba
* Megalithic site of Sine Wanar
* Mosque of Kabakoto
References
Departments of Senegal
Kaolack Region
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