Dinguiraye

Dinguiraye
Sub-prefecture and town
Market in Dinguiraye
Dinguiraye Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 11°18′N 10°43′W / 11.300°N 10.717°W
Country	Guinea
Region	Faranah Region
Prefecture	Dinguiraye Prefecture
Population (2014 census)
• Total	47,250

Dinguiraye is a small town in northern Guinea, known for its large mosque which until recently was thatched. As of 2014 it had a population of 47,250 people.^[1]

History

Mosquée de Dinguiraye ca. 1900

The town and its mosque hold special historical importance; El Hadj Umar Tall founded the Toucouleur Empire in the city and initially made it his capital. Al-Hadj Umar also built the city's large mosque at this time and the city served as a staging ground for his 1850 jihad.^[2]

Notable people

• Saïdou Bokoum (1945-) - writer

References

1. "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
2. Histoire d'Afrique: les enjeux de mémoire, Jean-Pierre Chrétien, Jean-Louis Triaud KARTHALA Editions, 1. jan. 1999, pg.73

Coordinates: 11°18′N 10°43′W / 11.300°N 10.717°W