Diourbel_Department

Diourbel Department

Diourbel Department

Department in Diourbel Region, Senegal

Diourbel Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three constituting the Diourbel Region.

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There is one commune in the department, which is Diourbel.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) are:

Historic sites [2]
  • 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
  • Sereer tombs at Ndayane and associated remains

14°39′46″N 16°23′33″W

References

  1. [1]
    Senegal: Administrative Division
  2. [2]
    "Historic sites". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-22.


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