Country Guinea Local time Tuesday 10:46 PM | Region Faranah Region Prefecture Dinguiraye Prefecture | |
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Dinguiraye is a small town in northern Guinea, known for its large mosque which until recently was thatched. As of 2014 it had a population of 47,250 people.
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Map of Dinguiraye, Guinea
History
The town and its mosque hold special historical importance; El Hadj Umar Tall founded the Toucouleur Empire in the city and initially made it his capital. Al-Hadj Umar also built the city's large mosque at this time and the city served as a staging ground for his 1850 jihad.
Notable people
References
Dinguiraye Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA