Senegambia

E330021

historical region

Senegambia is a historical region in West Africa encompassing present-day Senegal and The Gambia, known for its rich cultural diversity, early Islamic influence, and role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Senegambia canonical	10
Senegambia region	2
Senegal	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ
borderedBy	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
colonialPowers	France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalFeatures	Sufi brotherhoods ⓘ complex caste systems ⓘ griot tradition ⓘ
earlyIslamicCenters	Futa Jallon ⓘ Futa Tooro ⓘ surface form: Futa Toro
encompasses	Senegal ⓘ The Gambia ⓘ
exportedCommodities	gold ⓘ gum arabic ⓘ hides ⓘ ivory ⓘ slaves ⓘ
hasPart	Gambia River ⓘ surface form: Gambia River valley Senegal River ⓘ surface form: Senegal River valley
historicalPolities	Futa Jallon ⓘ Futa Tooro ⓘ surface form: Futa Toro Wolof Empire ⓘ surface form: Jolof Empire Kaabu Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Baol ⓘ Kingdom of Cayor ⓘ Kingdom of Saloum ⓘ Kingdom of Sine ⓘ
importedCommodities	beads ⓘ firearms ⓘ textiles ⓘ
includesLanguage	Fula language ⓘ Jola (Diola) language ⓘ surface form: Jola languages Mandinka language ⓘ Serer language ⓘ Wolof ⓘ surface form: Wolof language
knownFor	early Islamic influence ⓘ rich cultural diversity ⓘ role in Atlantic slave trade ⓘ role in trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
languageFamily	Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
locatedIn	West Africa ⓘ
majorEthnicGroups	Fulani ⓘ surface form: Fula Jola ⓘ Mandinka ⓘ Serer ⓘ Wolof people ⓘ surface form: Wolof
religion	Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ
timePeriod	medieval and early modern era ⓘ
tradeRoutes	Atlantic maritime routes ⓘ trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mandinka → region → Senegambia ⓘ

Mandika → hasCulturalRegion → Senegambia ⓘ

subject surface form: Mandinka

this entity surface form: Senegambia region

Senegambian languages → region → Senegambia ⓘ

Futa Tooro → partOf → Senegambia ⓘ

Tekrur → partOfRegion → Senegambia ⓘ

Walo → partOf → Senegambia ⓘ

Sine → locatedIn → Senegambia ⓘ

Ndiadiane Ndiaye → associatedWith → Senegambia ⓘ

Portudal → region → Senegambia ⓘ

Jolof Kingdoms → region → Senegambia ⓘ

Saloum → partOf → Senegambia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senegambia region

Cap Vert (Cape Verde headland) → partOfHistoricalRegion → Senegambia ⓘ

subject surface form: Cap Vert

National Assembly of the Federation of Mali → countryFormedFrom → Senegambia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senegal