Kahone

Kahone
Town
Kahone

Location in Senegal

Coordinates: 14°09′41″N 16°01′51″W / 14.16139°N 16.03083°W / 14.16139; -16.03083
Country  Senegal
Region Kaolack
Department Kaolack
Population (2007)
 • Total 5,852
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Kahone is a town and commune near Kaolack, Senegal. It is primarily agricultural, but it is participating in industrial development plans. Also, the town is pursuing increased tourism based on its ancient Serer culture.

Kahone is the royal seat of the Serer Kingdom of Saloum which has ruled there since the 15th century after the Battle of Turubang (1335) and centuries previous to that. Kahone was originally a far more important town than Kaolack, but the roles have been reversed in recent years, and Kahone has been reduced to a sub-prefecture of Kaolack. An annual royal festival is celebrated in which the OMaad (Serer king), Djaraaf (Serer prime minister) and other dignitaries meet to decide kingdom issues and hold pageants celebrating the history of Saloum and the Serer people.

There is a mosque thanks to the Wolof and Fula Muslim settlers and a Catholic mission in Kahone. There are numerous ancient tombs, stone circles and megaliths in the vicinity as well as large burial mounds implanted with baobab trees.

Kahone is routinely involved in many administrative territorial disputes with neighboring communes, always emphasizing its earlier importance.

In 2007, according to official estimates, Kahone had 5,852 inhabitants.

Sources

Alioune Sarr,

Henry Gravrand,

Martin A. Klein,

See also

Coordinates: 14°09′41″N 16°01′51″W / 14.16139°N 16.03083°W / 14.16139; -16.03083

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