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The Bassari Country Route takes us closer to a unique multicultural panorama which invites us to get to know the natural environment, the history and ancient customs of the communities who live in this region of Senegal.
This region of Kedougou was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012. It is located in the southwest region of Senegal, an area with forests, valleys and mountains, of great cultural and environmental wealth.
The route begins in Tambacounda, crossing the National Park of Niokolo-Koba, declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, until the region of Kedougou, one of the innermost corners of West Africa.
Presentation of the route
This region of Kedougou was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012. It is located in the southwest region of Senegal, an area with forests, valleys and mountains, located at the foothills of the Fouta Djallons highlands, the most important mountain range of West Africa.
The cultural manifestations of the Bassari, Fula or Bedik communities have remained practically intact over time in areas that are difficult to access where the customs and traditions of the ethnic groups that live together in the region are still maintained.
During different historical time periods, this mountainous region has represented an ideal location for community settlements and defensive positions, for those who fled from the invasions of neighbouring towns. At first the Bassari, and later the Bedik settled in these high lands of the Kedougou region, forced to do so due to the rapid expansion of the Fula, a nomadic and pastoral community from Fouta Djallon.
The route begins in the financial capital of Southwest Senegal, Tambacounda, crossing the National Park of Niokolo-Koba, declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, until reaching the region of Kedougou, one of the innermost areas of West Africa, home to the Bassari, Fulani, Malenke and Bedik, among other people and ethnic groups in Senegal.
The Bassari Country Route brings us closer to a unique multicultural ethnic landscape which invites us to get to know the history and ancestral customs of the communities that live in this region.