Fatick region
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Fatick is the southwest region of the northern outcrop of Senegal. Its alternative name is Jinnak Bolon. The region is named for its capital city, Fatick.<ref name="Fat">Template:In lang Culture, demography, and Regional cultural center for Fatick region, Ministry of Culture, Senegal Template:Webarchive.</ref>
History
The area is rich with Serer ancient and medieval history.<ref name="Becks">Template:In lang Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer", Dakar (1993), CNRS - ORS TO M</ref><ref name="Gu">Template:In lang Gueye, Pape Samba, "Analyses des blocages de l'introduction des langues nationales dans l'enseignement elementaire formel au Senegal: etude dans la commune de Fatick", Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis (2010)</ref><ref name="Kas">Template:In lang Sine-Saloum [in] Kassoumay Template:Cite web (Retrieved : 13 July 2012)</ref> Many of the ancient Serer sites are found within this region.<ref name="Becks"/><ref name="Kas"/> It is also one of the holy places in the Serer religion.<ref>African Studies Quarterly, Volume 14, Issue 3 (March 2014), "Fed Up: Creating a New Type of Senegal through the Arts", Guest Editors: Enz, Molly Krueger and Bryson, Devin, Published by the Center for African Studies, University of Florida, p. 36 (note 5), Template:ISSN [1] Template:Webarchive (Retrieved 4 June 2018)</ref> The Xooy Ceremony (or Khoy), a divination festival by the Serer priestly class (the Saltigues) is held within this region once a year.<ref>Template:In lang "Révélation de saltigué : Touba va accueillir la dépouille d’une célébrité venue de Dakar" Xoy 2011 [in] La Sénégalaise, published 6/6/2011 (Retrieved : 13 July 2012)</ref> The population is overrun by the Serer people. Historically, it was part of the Serer pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine.<ref name="Gu"/><ref name="Kas"/> In 1859, the Battle of Logandème took place within this region. It was a battle of resistance by the Siin-Siin (Serer people of Sine) against French colonialism. It is called in some French scholarly works as the Battle of Fatick.
Departments
Fatick region is divided into 3 departments<ref name="Fat"/> :