Thiénaba — holy city of the Tijaniyya

1882 · Thiénaba, Thiès

In 1882, Amary Ngoné Ndack Seck founded the holy city of Thiénaba, in the Thiès region. It became an important centre of the Tijaniyya brotherhood in Baol — an agricultural region at the heart of Senegal. Thiénaba is today a place of prayer, teaching and pilgrimage for the faithful of the region.

Sources

• RTS — Thiénaba, foyer religieux fondé en 1882
• Wikipédia — Thiénaba
• HAL — « Une Tidjaniyya plurielle, enjeux locaux et internationaux. Du Sénégal au Maroc »
• Cairn — La Tijâniyya : une confrérie musulmane à la conquête de l’Afrique (Karthala)

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