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Linguère

Linguère is a town in the Louga region of north-central Senegal and the seat of a department of the same name. It lies in the heart of the former Jolof kingdom, whose name survives in the surrounding Djolof country, and is a centre for herding on the edge of the dry Ferlo plain.

Linguère
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Linguère. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/linguere
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“Linguère.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/linguere. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Linguère.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/linguere.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Linguère’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/linguere (Accessed: ).

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