Fouta Toro

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geographical region historic region

Fouta Toro is a historic region along the Senegal River in northern Senegal, known as a center of Fulani culture and Islamic scholarship.

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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.

Buurba Jolof → appliesToTerritory → Fouta Toro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senegambian region
Wagadou → coreRegion → Fouta Toro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senegal River region
Futa Tooro → knownAs → Fouta Toro ⓘ