The Senegambia (other names: Senegambia region or Senegambian zone, Senegàmbi in Wolof and Pulaar) is, in the narrow sense, a historical name for a geographical...
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667°N 17.033°W / 14.667; -17.033 Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation or Confederation of Senegambia, was a loose confederation in the...
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Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the colonial French West Africa possessions, in the region of present-day Niger, Mali and...
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Look up Senegambia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Senegambia is a region of West Africa, encompassing the modern states of Senegal, The Gambia, and...
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The Senegambia bridge, also known as the Trans-Gambia Bridge, is a bridge in The Gambia that carries the Trans-Gambia Highway connecting northern and southern...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar (redirect from Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia)
1863: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic...
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Senegambian stone circles (redirect from Stone Circles of Senegambia)
ISBN 978-1-74104-602-1. OCLC 144596621. Laport et al. 2012, p. 410 Stone Circles of Senegambia [in] Alvarez, Melissa, Earth Frequency: Sacred Sites, Vortexes, Earth...
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Islamic leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born to a Muslim family in Senegambia (present-day Senegal and Gambia), he was enslaved to Jamaica. He eventually...
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History of the Gambia (section Senegambia colony)
formed part of the Senegambia colony. In 1783, Senegambia ceased existing as a British colony. Following the cessation of Senegambia, the colony was in...
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History of Guinea-Bissau History of Liberia History of Nigeria Sahel / Senegambia History of Senegal History of the Gambia History of Sierra Leone Bunce...
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Serer religion (section Influence on Senegambia)
religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people living in the Senegambia region in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme...
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The Gambia (section Senegambia Confederation)
attempted coup, Senegal and The Gambia signed a treaty of confederation. The Senegambia Confederation aimed to combine the armed forces of the two states and...
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History of Guinea-Bissau History of Liberia History of Nigeria Sahel / Senegambia History of Senegal History of the Gambia History of Sierra Leone Bunce...
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Africa grew to be the largest empire on the continent, stretching from Senegambia to Ivory Coast. Oceania would see the rise of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire which...
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counselors. The Wolof belonged to the medieval-era Wolof Empire of the Senegambia region. Details of the pre-Islamic religious traditions of the Wolof are...
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Senegambia, also known in Dutch as Bovenkust ("Upper Coast"), was the collective noun for the fortifications and trading posts owned by the Dutch West...
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area. The Serer people are diverse. Although they lived throughout the Senegambia region, they are more numerous in places such as old Baol, Sine, Saloum...
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have particularly been a fertility statuette, created in the region of Senegambia, and may be associated with the emergence of complexly organized pastoral...
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Torodbe (section Senegambia)
leadership for a series of jihads in Bundu, Futa Toro, and Futa Jallon in the Senegambia region. The Torodbe Malick Sy, also spelled Mālik Sī, launched one of...
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"The Strip" which is a short road leading to the beach and the hotels of Senegambia and the Kairaba. The Strip is lined with restaurants and entrance is monitored...
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African influence. The West Africans imported to Louisiana came from Senegambia which was a rice growing region. West Africans today still add spicy seasonings...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville (redirect from Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia)
January 1842: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Two Guineas and Senegambia on vast West African and central African territories split off from the...
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the Jolof Empire of Senegal was also founded during this time. In the Senegambia region, between 1300 and 1900, close to one-third of the population was...
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Barry (1998). Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Cambridge University Press. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0-521-59226-0. Barry (1998). Senegambia and the Atlantic...
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Part of a series on the History of Senegal Timeline [fr] Senegambia Senegambia Confederation Senegambian stone circles Ghana Empire Takrur Mali Empire...
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Abdou Diouf (section Senegambia)
that year. Under Diouf, Senegal agreed to form a confederation called Senegambia with neighboring Gambia on 12 December 1981; this union took place on...
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as a province of Mali through the conquest in the 13th century of the Senegambia by Tiramakhan Traore, a general under Sundiata Keita. By the 14th century...
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and Central Africa Kintampo Dhar Tichitt Oualata Nok Sao Ekoi Senegambia Serer Senegambia megaliths Pre-imperial Mali Djenné-Djenno Igodomigodo Bantu Bura...
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Sheikh Oumar Futi Taal, who first received the tarikha Tijaniyya in the Senegambia region. Cherno Muhammadou waited for the tarikha for over twelve years...
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T, H, M, L, B Ashuku (Benue–Congo), Dan-Santa (Mande) PA/S Mandinka (Senegambia), Fula, Wolof, Kimwani none Swahili Abbreviations used: T top, H high...
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