Ouarkhokh

Ouarkhokh Warkhokh
Town
Ouarkhokh Location within Senegal
Coordinates: 15°23′02″N 15°14′17″W / 15.384°N 15.238°W / 15.384; -15.238
Country	Senegal
Region	Louga Region
Department	Linguere Department
Arrondissement	Dodji Arrondissement
Area
• Total	1,138 km2 (439 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	20,861
• Density	18.33/km2 (47.48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Ouarkhokh or Warkhokh is a town and commune in northern Senegal. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Jolof from the late 17th century to 1865.

History

Warkhokh became capital of Jolof under the reign of Buurba Alboury Jaxeer, who abandoned the old capital of Ceng because it had supported his rival Bakantam Ngaan. The town was the site of an important but indecisive battle in the ongoing civil war.

In July 1865, Warkhokh was captured by the marabout Maba Diakhou Ba, but he was forced to abandon his gains in October and retreat to Saloum.

References

Sources

• Ndiaye, Bara (2021). "Le Jolof: Naissance et Evolution d'un Empire jusqu'a la fin du XVIIe siecle". In Fall, Mamadou; Fall, Rokhaya; Mane, Mamadou (eds.). Bipolarisation du Senegal du XVIe - XVIIe siecle (in French). Dakar: HGS Editions. pp. 166–236.

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