Diourbel Department is one of the 45
departments of Senegal
The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') whic ...
, one of the three constituting the
Diourbel Region
The Diourbel Region ( Serer and Cangin: ''Jurbel'') is a region of Senegal. The regional capital is the city of Diourbel. The region corresponds roughly to the precolonial Kingdom of Bawol and is still called by that name. Bawol (or ''Baol'' ...
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There is one commune in the department, which is
Diourbel
Diourbel ( ar, ديوربل; Serer: ''Jurbel'', Wolof: ''Njaaréem'') is a town in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2013 was 133, ...
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The rural districts (''communautés rurales'') are:
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Ndindy Arrondissement
** Ndankh Sene
** Gade Escale
** Keur Ngalgou
** N'Dindy
** Taïba Moutoupha
** Touba Lappe
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Ndoulo Arrondissement
** N'Doulo
** N'Gohe
** Patar
** Tocky-Gare
** Toure M'Bonde
;Historic sites
* Grand Mosque of Diourbel
* Prefecture
* Railway station
* Building housing the Post Office
* Battlefield of Bounghoye
* Battlefield of Ndiaby
* Ibrahima Thioye school, Diourbel town
* Baobab tree called "Gouye Sambaye Karang" in Keur Yéli Manel Fall Quarter, Diourbel town
* Baobab tree called "Gouye Woté" in Ndiodione Quarter, Diourbel
* Residence of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, Diourbel town
* Battlefield of Sambé
* Battlefield of Ngagnane, administrative centre of Diourbel
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Sereer
The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group. tombs at Ndayane and associated remains
References
Departments of Senegal
Diourbel Region
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