Ngazobil Explained

Ngazobil
Other Name:Ngasobil
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Senegal
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Thiès
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:M'bour
Elevation M:13
Coordinates:14.2°N -16.8667°W

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographie du père Libermann . fr.
  2. Web site: Biographie du père Walter . fr.
  3. Book: Léopold Sédar Senghor . La Poésie de l'action . Paris . Stock . 1980 . 34. fr.
  4. Web site: Arrêté 001941 du 27 mars 2003 . January 6, 2009 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207094223/http://www.culture.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=137 . February 7, 2012 .