Casamance

E154465

Casamance is a culturally distinct, lush coastal region in southern Senegal known for its mangrove-lined rivers, rice fields, and strong Diola and Portuguese-influenced heritage.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Casamance canonical 23
southern Senegal 14
Casamance region 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
region ⓘ
bordersCountry Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
The Gambia ⓘ
capitalLikeCity Ziguinchor ⓘ
country Senegal ⓘ
dividedInto Lower Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance

Upper Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
hasCity Kolda ⓘ
Sédhiou ⓘ
Ziguinchor ⓘ
hasClimate humid tropical climate ⓘ
hasConflict Casamance conflict ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence Catholic traditions ⓘ
Diola culture ⓘ
Portuguese influence ⓘ
animist traditions ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Balanta people ⓘ
Diola people ⓘ
linked to: Jola people

Jola people ⓘ
Mandinka people ⓘ
Manjack people ⓘ
hasLandscape mangrove forests ⓘ
mangrove-lined rivers ⓘ
rice fields ⓘ
hasLanguage French language ⓘ
linked to: French

Jola languages ⓘ
Mandinka language ⓘ
Portuguese-based creoles ⓘ
Wolof language ⓘ
linked to: Wolof
hasMajorRiver Casamance River ⓘ
hasVegetation lush vegetation ⓘ
historicalInfluence French colonial rule ⓘ
Portuguese trading posts ⓘ
knownFor abundant rainfall ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ
mangrove ecosystems ⓘ
traditional rice farming by Diola people ⓘ
locatedIn southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
locatedOn Atlantic coast ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
groundnut farming ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
partOf West Africa ⓘ
religiousComposition Muslim population ⓘ
practitioners of traditional religions ⓘ
significant Christian population ⓘ
separatedFromRestOfCountryBy The Gambia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guinea-Bissau Creole → hasRegion → Casamance ⓘ
Balanta → region → Casamance ⓘ
Papel language → spokenIn → Casamance region ⓘ
subject linked to: Papel
linked to: Casamance
Casamance Creole → region → Casamance ⓘ
Casamance → locatedIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Casamance → dividedInto → Upper Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Casamance → dividedInto → Lower Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Mandinka → ethnicPopulationRegion → southern Senegal ⓘ
subject linked to: Mandika
linked to: Casamance
Jola language → spokenIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
subject linked to: Jola
linked to: Casamance
Jola language → spokenIn → Casamance region ⓘ
subject linked to: Jola
linked to: Casamance
Manjack → primaryLocationWithinSenegal → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Manjack → culturalRegion → Casamance region ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Balanta Kentohe → hasRegion → Casamance region ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Bak languages → region → Casamance ⓘ
Bak languages → region → Lower Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Kriyol → spokenIn → Casamance region ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Kriyol → region → Lower Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Ziguinchor → locatedIn → Casamance ⓘ
Ziguinchor → isEconomicHubOf → Casamance ⓘ
Ziguinchor → isCulturalCenterOf → Casamance ⓘ
Ziguinchor → hasHistoricalRegion → Lower Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Bignona → locatedIn → Casamance ⓘ
Bignona → regionType → Casamance ⓘ
Oussouye → locatedIn → Casamance ⓘ
Oussouye → locatedIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Oussouye → locatedIn → Lower Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Bambali, Sédhiou, Senegal → locatedIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Bambali, Sédhiou, Senegal → partOf → Casamance region ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Bambali, Sédhiou, Senegal → hasCoordinateRegion → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Casamance River → locatedIn → Casamance region ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Casamance River → locatedIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Casamance River → region → Casamance ⓘ
Balanta people → populationCenter → Casamance region of Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Manjack people → primaryRegion → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Diola culture → associatedRegion → Casamance ⓘ
Diola culture → associatedRegion → Lower Casamance ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Diola culture → associatedRegion → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Kolda → locatedIn → Casamance ⓘ
Kolda → locatedIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Casamance conflict → locatedIn → Casamance ⓘ
Casamance conflict → locatedIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Jola languages → region → Casamance ⓘ
subject linked to: Jola (Diola) language
Jola people → primaryResidence → Casamance region ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Sédhiou → locatedInRegion → Casamance ⓘ
Sédhiou → partOfCulturalRegion → Casamance ⓘ
Kolda, Senegal → locatedIn → southern Senegal ⓘ
linked to: Casamance
Kolda, Senegal → locatedIn → Casamance ⓘ
Jola-Bandial → spokenIn → Casamance ⓘ
Jola-Bandial → region → Casamance ⓘ