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.

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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.

Wolof Empire portCity Joal
Joal partOf Joal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joal-Fadiouth