Gossas Department is one of the
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'') which ...
, located in the
Fatick Region
Fatick is the southwest region of the northern outcrop of Senegal. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city, Fatick. on the west coast.
Administrative divisions
Within the department lies one commune, the town of
Gossas
Gossas is a town in Fatick Region in western Senegal, about 90 km from the capital.
Transport
The town is served by a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway.
See also
* Transport in Senegal
* Railway stations in Senegal
List of Railw ...
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The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:
* Arrondissement of Colobane:
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* Arrondissement of Ouadiour:
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Historic sitesList of historic sites
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;Gossas commune
* Mausoleum of Serigne Khar Kane
* Mausoleum of Ndamal Gossas (Oumar Guèye)
;Gossas département
* Site of Battle of Danki
* Wells of Ndiéné
* Bivouac of
El Hadj Umar Tall
Hadji Oumarûl Foutiyou Tall (Umar ibn Sa'id al-Futi Tal, ar, حاج عمر بن سعيد طعل), ( – 1864 CE), born in Futa Tooro, present day Senegal, was a West African political leader, Islamic scholar, Tijani Sufi and Toucouleur ...
(Badakhoune)
* Fetishist trees of Gagnick Godjil
* Gouye Ndiouly baobab tree at Kahone, near Kaolack
* Island of Kouyong Keïta, opposite Kahone
* Backwaters of Ngaby and Wagui (Badakhoune)
References
Departments of Senegal
Fatick Region
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