Mboubène is a town in the lower delta of the
Senegal River, near the mouth of the
Marigot de Djeuss. The town is located on the main highway to the
Maka-Diama Dam
The Diama Dam, sometimes referred to as the Maka–Diama Dam, is a gravity dam on the Senegal River, spanning the border of Senegal and Mauritania. It is located next to the town of Diama, Senegal and about north of Saint-Louis, Senegal. The ...
at a distance of from the coastal city of
Saint-Louis, Senegal. On French and Dutch maps, the name of the town has been spelled variously, including "MBoulene" and "Emboulan." It was called "Biffeche-Ville" during the period of the 1960s through the 1980s when it was inhabited by resettled members of the
Sèrèer ethnic group. (The Sèrèers moved away to the nearby town of
Savoigne.)
Today, Mboubène consists of two parts: Al Madinatoul Islamiah Mboubène Peulh inhabited by
Fula people
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region ...
,
[An ethnicity known in French as ''Peulh'' or ''Peul'', and in ]Fula
Fula may refer to:
*Fula people (or Fulani, Fulɓe)
*Fula language (or Pulaar, Fulfulde, Fulani)
**The Fula variety known as the Pulaar language
**The Fula variety known as the Pular language
**The Fula variety known as Maasina Fulfulde
*Al-Fula ...
as ''Fulɓe''. and Mboubène Naar primarily inhabited by
Moors
The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages.
Moors are not a distinct or ...
. There is a Koranic school and general store at the former, and a royal residence at the latter.
The chief economic activities are animal husbandry and gardening. Nearby agricultural fields suffer from yearly flooding and salinity.
Mboubène-Peulh is governed by an appointed Chef de Village.
References and notes
Populated places in Senegal
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