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Kaolack Region

The Kaolack region is a region in Senegal. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. It borders Gambia and is a common stopping point for travel between Dakar and Banjul. For the Dakar Rally see Dakar Rally. For the Israeli submarine see INS Dakar. Banjul (formerly Bathurst officially the City of Banjul, is the Capital of The Gambia, and located within the division of the Its borders correspond roughly to the Saalum Kingdom of precolonial days, and the area is still spoken of as the Saalum in Wolof, and its inhabitants are called Saalum-Saalum. The Kingdom of Saloum in Senegal is a traditional kingdom which was founded in the late 15th century by the "Gelwaar" or nobles from the Kingdom

Kaolack city (1988 pop. Kaolack ( Kawlax in Wolof) is a town of 172305 people ( 2002 census on the north bank of the River Saloum and the N1 road in 150,961) is the administrative centre for the region. It is a port on the Saloum River. Lying in a farm area, Kaolack is a major peanut marketing and exporting center and has a large peanut oil factory. The peanut, or Groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the Legume family Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico Brewing, leather tanning, cotton ginning, and fish processing are also important industries. Salt is produced from salines near the Saloum River. The city is on the railroad from Dakar to the Niger River in Mali. The Niger River (ˈnaɪdʒɚ NYE-jer) is the principal River of western Africa, extending about 4180 km (2600 miles Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Kaolack is the international centre of the Ibrahimiyyah branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order, whose mosque is on the city's outskirts. The Tijāniyyah ( Arabic: الطريقة التجانية, Transliterated: Al-Ṭarīqah al-Tijāniyyah, or "The Tijānī Path" is Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف Kaolack is home of the future leader as everybody says. Kaolack is also a great gathering place and many people come to Kaolack just to visit the market.

Departments

Departments of Kaolack

The Kaolack Region is subdivided into four departments:

Kaffrine
Kaolack
Koungheul (established 2006/2007)
Nioro du Rip

is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Kaolack Region. is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Kaolack Region. Koungheul is the name of one of 35 Departments of Senegal, as well as Koungheul Arrondissement, and Koungheul, the principal town of the Department is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Kaolack Region.

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