Nemataba

Némataba
City and commune
Némataba
Coordinates: 13°13′42″N 14°04′09″W / 13.22833°N 14.06917°W / 13.22833; -14.06917
Country Senegal
RegionKolda Region
DepartmentVélingara
ArrondissementSaré Coly Sallé
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Nemataba is a village and commune in the department of Vélingara, in the Kolda region of Senegal.[1] According to oral history, Tiramakhan Traore, founder of Kaabu, also founded Nemataba, where he built three fortresses and stayed for three years.[2]

References

  1. ^ Decree #2009-621 of 30 June 2009 establishing the territorial plan and the capitals of regions, departments and arrondissements, published in the Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal, #6489 of Saturday September 19th 2009.
  2. ^ Niane, Djibril Tamsir (1989). Histoire des Mandingues de l'Ouest: le royaume du Gabou. Paris: Karthala Editions. p. 22. ISBN 978-2-86537-236-2.
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