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Senegal
West Africa
SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA...
* Area 196,192 sq km
* Population 8.5 million
* Capital…Dakar
* Official Language…French
French and Wolof is spoken
by most people
* Religion Muslim…85%
Other religious practices…
* Christianity
* ‘Traditional Religions’
Detailed map of Senegal
SENEGAL,WEST AFRICA
* Ethnic Groups…
* Wolof 35% live countrywide,
predominantly in Dakar and
Thies
* Serer 17% live mainly
east - southeast of Dakar
Art exhibit in Dakar
A roundabout in Dakar
Building with black angels in Dakar
Visiting a high school
outside of Dakar
Senegalese dress
A Senegalese male in his ethnic outfit
A Senegalese female in her ethnic dress
GOREE ISLANDGOREE ISLAND
* Located 3 km east of
Dakar
* Population…1000
* Portuguese settled in 1444
* Stayed 150 years
View of Goree IslandGoree Island from the ferry
Goree Island…Goree Island…
One of the main ports where slaves from different parts of Africa were gathered before their horrendous journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Americas.
A room where slaves were weighed
Partial view of a room where slaves were housed
GoreeGoree reflects the brutality
of the Slave Trade.
This can be seen in the dungeons
that previously housed the slaves.
Holding room in House of Slaves Goree IslandGoree Island
View of two rooms from outside
GOREE ISLANDGOREE ISLAND
* French owned the island
in the 16th century
* The Europeans traded
slaves , gold, ivory, and
other commodities
Curator at the House of Slaves
Chains
held the slaves
in bondage
Ball attached to the chains
Standing above the slave rooms
Today,
Goree Goree is described as…
* ‘a wonderfully peaceful
place’
* It has no modern roads
* No modern modes of
transportation
Strolling beneath bougainvillea on Goree IslandGoree Island
Residents relaxing on Goree IslandGoree Island
View of Boabab trees Goree IslandGoree Island
Visit to a Boabab tree
SENEGAL,
WEST AFRICA
* Most Western country in
Africa
* Landscape…flat
A busy city scene
Bush Taxis
Resting
A Boabab tree and its ‘Monkey’ fruit
A hillside of nuts
Travelling in a donkey cart
Sheep crossing
Cattle crossing
Waiting for Bush Taxis
Recreation space outside the hospital near Diofor--a village located not far from Dakar
Breakfast before travelling from Diofor
Making the drum
SENEGAL,
WEST AFRICA
Major Rivers…
*The Senegal River
*The Casamance River
*The Gambia River
Located in middle of Senegal is the country of Gambia,
along its course the River Gambia meanders through:
* Bamboo Forests,
* Mangrove Swamps
The River borders on:
* “Cotton trees”… and
* The “Salt Flats”
* The River Gambia
Area unsuitable for irrigation because of
‘Saline Waters’ which go very far
upstream.
Strolling at the edge of the River Gambia
View of a rice field
Crossing the River Gambia
SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA
Ethnic groups…
* Peul or Fulani 12% live
North and East along
the Senegal River
* The Mandinke… Central
Eastern areas
* The Soninke… East
A mother and her children waiting to
cross the River Gambia
View of the River Gambia with boats
Waiting for the ferry
The Casamance SenegalCasamance Senegal...
* Located to the South of
the River Gambia
*Inhabited by ethnic group
Diola (JOU-lah)
* Fertile area
* Green and lush
DIOLA VILLAGE WASH DAY
CHILDREN IN THE DIOLA VILLAGE COMPOUND
A brother and a sister
Vegetables for lunch
Well in the backyard of the Diola home
Pounding maize
Traditional meal of fish and vegetables with okra condiment
Outside the living quarters in the Diola village compound
Outhouse in the Diola village
Making preparations for a meal
Some Peul villagers
Chief of the Peul village
Dawn in the Peul village and early activity
The village pet
The village lamb and chicken
Another view of the Peul village at dawn
The school teacher
Hotel in Toubab Diallao a village on the outskirts of Dakar
Second view of the hotel
Resting in a hammock outside the hotel
Beach at Toubab Diallao
Second view of the hotel
Resting in the garden of the hotel Toubab Diallo
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Maps provided by Central Intelligence Agency.
United States of America.
Sound Sound
African DrummingAfrican Drumming by Marilyn Middleton’s Dance Troop
Carribbean DrummingCarribbean Drumming by Jerry Victory
Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-KyoNam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo by Cheryl Gittens
Shaduh Uh Voodoo’Shaduh Uh Voodoo’ theme designed by Cheryl Gittens
Sound EngineeringSound Engineering by Keith Jones
Photography Photography
by
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