Futa Tooro

E316856

geographical region historic region

Futa Tooro is a historic region along the Senegal River in West Africa, known as a heartland of Pulaar-speaking peoples and an important center of Islamic scholarship and resistance to colonial rule.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Futa Toro	6
Futa Tooro canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ historic region ⓘ
agriculturalCrops	millet ⓘ rice ⓘ sorghum ⓘ
associatedWithJihadMovements	18th-century Islamic reform ⓘ
borderFeature	Senegal River ⓘ surface form: Senegal River valley
capitalOfImamate	Tékké ⓘ
climateType	semi-arid ⓘ
colonialPowerEncountered	France ⓘ
countryToday	Mauritania ⓘ Senegal ⓘ
culturalRegionOf	Southwest Indian Ocean linguistic area ⓘ surface form: Pulaar-speaking world
economicActivityHistorical	riverine agriculture ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupAssociated	Fulani ⓘ surface form: Fula people Toucouleur people NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentTypeHistorical	Islamic theocracy ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage	Islamic learning centers ⓘ Pulaar oral traditions ⓘ
historicalEra	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
historicalLanguageOfAdministration	Arabic ⓘ Pulaar ⓘ
historicalPolity	Imamate of Futa Toro ⓘ
importantRiver	Senegal River ⓘ
influencedRegions	Cayor ⓘ Futa Jallon ⓘ Jolof Kingdoms ⓘ surface form: Jolof
IslamicSchoolOfLaw	Maliki ⓘ
knownAs	Fouta Toro ⓘ
knownFor	Islamic scholarship ⓘ resistance to colonial rule ⓘ
languageFamily	Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
locatedAlong	Senegal River ⓘ
locatedIn	West Africa ⓘ
majorCityHistorical	Dagana ⓘ Matam ⓘ Podor ⓘ
partOf	Senegambia ⓘ
precolonialStateType	Islamic emirate ⓘ
regionType	Sahelian zone ⓘ
religionHistoricallyDominant	Islam ⓘ
religiousInstitutionType	Quranic schools ⓘ
religiousTradition	Sunni Islam ⓘ
resistanceFigureAssociated	Abdul Kader Kane ⓘ El Hadj Umar Tall ⓘ surface form: Almamy Abdul Kader
traditionalLanguage	Pulaar ⓘ