Ngazobil

Ngazobil
Ngasobil
Village
Ngazobil
Coordinates: 14°12′0″N 16°52′0″W / 14.20000°N 16.86667°W / 14.20000; -16.86667Coordinates: 14°12′0″N 16°52′0″W / 14.20000°N 16.86667°W / 14.20000; -16.86667
Country Senegal
Region Thiès
Department M'bour
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)

Ngazobil (also called Ngasobil) is a village in Senegal, located on the Petite Côte, south of Dakar.

History

Since the 19th century, Ngazobil has housed a Catholic mission, one of the oldest in Senegal, established by François Libermann of Saverne,[1] founder of the Congregation of The Holy Spirit.

Louis-Philippe Walter stayed there in 1867.[2]

It was also in Ngazobil that future president Léopold Sédar Senghor did his schooling until 1922.[3]

Hyacinthe Thiandoum was trained there as well.

Saint-Joseph Seminary was classified as a historical monument in 2003.[4]

Ngazobil is now a common site for pilgrimages.

Administration

Ngazobil is located in M'bour, Thiès.

Geography

The nearest towns are Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, Mbodiène, Joal-Fadiouth, Palmarin, and Djifer.

The scenery of the village includes a limestone cliff, a sandy beach, and a 500-hectare forest park. The park shelters many animals, including guineafowl, partridges, boas, monitor lizards, monkeys, hedgehogs, porcupines, jackals, and hares.

The Catholic mission itself owns a beach lined with coconut palm trees where some come to fish.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Biographie du père Libermann" (in French).
  2. ↑ "Biographie du père Walter" (in French).
  3. ↑ Léopold Sédar Senghor (1980). La Poésie de l'action (in French). Paris: Stock. p. 34.
  4. ↑ "Arrêté 001941 du 27 mars 2003" (in French). Retrieved January 6, 2009.

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