Fatick region

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{{nativename|wo|Diiwaanu Fatik}}

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| p2 = Foundiougne

| p3 = Gossas

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| area_total_km2 = 6849

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| population_total = 908,858

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Fatick is the southwest region of the northern outcrop of Senegal. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city, Fatick.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.culture.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=112 Culture, demography, and Regional cultural center for Fatick region, Ministry of Culture, Senegal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117144347/http://www.culture.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=112 |date=2007-11-17 }}.

History

{{main|Serer ancient history|Timeline of Serer history|Serer religion|Serer creation myth}}

The area is rich with Serer ancient and medieval history.{{in lang|fr}} Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer", Dakar (1993), CNRS - ORS TO M{{in lang|fr}} Gueye, Pape Samba, "Analyses des blocages de l'introduction des langues nationales dans l'enseignement elementaire formel au Senegal: etude dans la commune de Fatick", Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis (2010){{in lang|fr}} Sine-Saloum [in] Kassoumay {{cite web |url=http://www.kassoumay.com/senegal/sine-saloum.html |title=Le Sénégal - Delta du Sine Saloum |access-date=2012-07-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604214343/http://www.kassoumay.com/senegal/sine-saloum.html |archive-date=2012-06-04 }} (Retrieved : 13 July 2012) Many of the ancient Serer sites are found within this region. It is also one of the holy places in the Serer religion.African Studies Quarterly, Volume 14, Issue 3 (March 2014), "Fed Up: Creating a New Type of Senegal through the Arts", Guest Editors: Enz, Molly Krueger and Bryson, Devin, Published by the Center for African Studies, University of Florida, p. 36 (note 5), {{ISSN|2152-2448}} [http://asq.africa.ufl.edu/files/Volume-14-Issue-3.pdf] (Retrieved 4 June 2018) The Xooy Ceremony (or Khoy), a divination festival by the Serer priestly class (the Saltigues) is held within this region once a year.{{in lang|fr}} [http://lasenegalaise.com/index.php?lasenegalaise=infos&infos=societe&societe=17103# "Révélation de saltigué : Touba va accueillir la dépouille d’une célébrité venue de Dakar"] Xoy 2011 [in] La Sénégalaise, published 6/6/2011 (Retrieved : 13 July 2012) The population is overrun by the Serer people. Historically, it was part of the Serer pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine. In 1859, the Battle of Logandème took place within this region. It was a battle of resistance by the Siin-Siin (Serer people of Sine) against French colonialism. It is called in some French scholarly works as the Battle of Fatick.

Departments

Fatick region is divided into 3 departments :

References

External links

[http://www.au-senegal.com/Carte-administrative-de-la-region,33.html Fatick region map]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130824232827/http://www.dooggle.com/La-Region-de-Fatick_a2.html La Region de Fatick]

Category:Regions of Senegal