Holy Sites in Senegal

A UNESCO-listed island off Dakar that symbolizes the transatlantic slave trade and spiritual remembrance.

The holiest city of the Mouride brotherhood and site of West Africa's largest annual pilgrimage.

The grand mosque in Kaolack, center of the Niassène branch of the Tijaniyya brotherhood.

The holy city of the Tijaniyya Sufi brotherhood in Senegal and site of the annual Gamou festival.

Senegal's largest mosque in the heart of Dakar, a symbol of the nation's Islamic identity.