Fouta Toro
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Fouta Toro is a historic region along the Senegal River in northern Senegal, known as a center of Fulani culture and Islamic scholarship.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senegal River region | 1 |
| Senegambian region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Abdul Kader Kane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Almamy Abdul Kader NERFINISHED ⓘ Umar Tall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfHistoricState | Imamate of Futa Toro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid Sahelian climate ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France ⓘ |
| country | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Fulani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Fulani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toucouleur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerPolity | Imamate of Futa Toro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Islamic theocracy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Fulani oral traditions
ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence scholarship ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Islamic education
ⓘ
Quranic memorization ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
pastoralism
ⓘ
riverine agriculture ⓘ trans-Saharan trade (historical) ⓘ |
| hasImportantTown |
Dagana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matam NERFINISHED ⓘ Podor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ precolonial era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fulani culture
ⓘ
Islamic reform movements ⓘ Islamic scholarship ⓘ Quranic schools ⓘ |
| language |
Fula language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pulaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Senegal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Senegal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPartOf | northern Senegal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Senegal River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sahel region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfColonialEntity | French West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sufi Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
center of Islamic reform
ⓘ
center of anti-slavery resistance ⓘ |
| sufiOrder |
Qadiriyya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tijaniyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senegambian region
this entity surface form:
Senegal River region