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| State | Senegal |
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Casamance (in Portuguese: Casamança, from the Malinké language expression Kasa mansa which means King of the House) is a region of Senegal centered on the homonymous river.
To know
It also has excellent beaches along its coast, particularly at Cap Skirring.
Geographical notes
Included among the territories of Gambia and of Guinea-Bissau, extending over the catchment area of the Casamance River.
Background
Casamance was subject to the colonial interests of France is Portugal before defining a border which was negotiated in 1888 between the French colony of Senegal and Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) to the south. Portugal lost possession of Casamance, then their colony's main trade.
In lower Casamance, at the end of the 15th century, the kingdom of Kasa (also known as Kasanga) developed. The area, between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, fell under the rule of the Kaabu empire.
Territories and tourist destinations
This territory includes the following regions:
- Kolda —
- Sédhiou —
- Ziguinchor —
Urban centers
- Kafountine - Coastal village.
- Kolda - Capital of the homonymous region near the border with Guinea-Bissau.
- Sédhiou - Capital of the homonymous region.
- Ziguinchor - Capital of the homonymous region. It rises a short distance from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on the left bank of the Casamance River.
How to get
How to get around
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