Dinguiraye
Sign in to saveDinguiraye (N’ko: ߘߌ߲ߞߌߙߊߦߌ߫ ) is a small town in northern Guinea, known for its large mosque which until recently was thatched. It was the first capital of the Tukulor Empire. As of 2014 it had a population of 47,250 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dinguiraye
- Region
- Faranah
- Country
- Guinée
- Population
- 20,993
- Timezone
- Africa/Conakry
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dinguiraye
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Sub-prefecture and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Guinea Dinguiraye market.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Market in Dinguiraye
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Faranah Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dinguiraye Prefecture
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Guinea
- Located in
- Guinea
- Image
- Guinea Dinguiraye market.jpg
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Dinguiraye (N’ko: ߘߌ߲ߞߌߙߊߦߌ߫ ) is a small town in northern Guinea, known for its large mosque which until recently was thatched. It was the first capital of the Tukulor Empire. As of 2014 it had a population of 47,250 people.
==History== thumb|left|Mosque of Dinguiraye ca. 1900 Dinguiraye was founded by El Hajj Umar Tall in 1849, after being forced to leave the town of Diegunko in the Imamate of Futa Jallon. Tall bought the land from the Kingdom of Tamba with gold, and his community soon grew to 8-10000 people. Al-Hadj Umar commissioned the city's large mosque at this time. Engineers Samba Ndiaye and "Johnny" Bambara led the construction, as well as that of the town's tata. Dinguiraye was well placed on trade routes connecting the Niger river to the coast, with caravans frequently going back and forth to Freetown.