Dinguiraye | |
Settlement Type: | Sub-prefecture and town |
Pushpin Map: | Guinea |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guinea |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guinea |
Subdivision Name1: | Faranah Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Dinguiraye Prefecture |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Amadou Tidiane bah |
Population As Of: | 2014 census |
Population Total: | 47250 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 11.3°N -53°W |
Dinguiraye (N’ko: ߘߌ߲ߞߌߙߊߦߌ߫) 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]
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]