Joal
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Joal is a historic coastal town in present-day Senegal that served as an important Atlantic trading port in the era of the Wolof Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joal canonical | 2 |
| Joal-Fadiouth | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Léopold Sédar Senghor ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coastType | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | French West Africa ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Fadiouth ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Serer people
ⓘ
Wolof people ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | mixed Christian-Muslim cemetery on Fadiouth ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Catholic heritage
ⓘ
Serer traditions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
fish processing ⓘ salt production ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature |
island of Fadiouth
ⓘ
mangrove ecosystem ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasStructure | wooden footbridge to Fadiouth ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Wolof Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Atlantic trading port
ⓘ
center of peanut trade ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Serer ⓘ Wolof ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mbour Department
ⓘ
Thiès Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Petite Côte ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large fishing port
ⓘ
mixed Christian and Muslim community ⓘ island of Fadiouth ⓘ
surface form:
shell island of Fadiouth
|
| notablePerson | Léopold Sédar Senghor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Joal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Joal-Fadiouth
|
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal town ⓘ |
| religiousComposition |
Christian majority in Fadiouth
ⓘ
Muslim population in Joal ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
fishing port
ⓘ
mixed-religion cemetery ⓘ shell-covered streets of Fadiouth ⓘ |
| transport | road connection to Mbour ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Wolof Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.