Diourbel Region

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Diourbel Region
Diourbel Region

Diourbel Region 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. Inhabitants of the area are called Bawol-Bawol. The Department of Mbacke includes Murid Islamic Sufi order's holy city of Touba.

[edit] Departments

Departments of Diourbel
Departments of Diourbel

The Diourbel Region is composed of three departments:


[edit] References

  • Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia article fr:Diorbel Region.

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Coordinates: 14°45′N, 16°15′W