Kanel department

Kanel department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, located in the Matam region in the east of the country.

The department has six communes; Kanel, Semmé, Waounde, Dembakané, Hamady Ounaré, and Sinthiou Bamambé-Banadji.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

• Arrondissement of Orkadiere:
• Aouré
• Bokiladji
• Orkadiere
• Arrondissement of Wouro Sidy:
• Wouro Sidy
• Ndendory

Historic sites

Source:

• Mausoleum of Cheikh Moussa Kamara at Ganguel
• The mosque of Kobilo
• The mosque of Séno Palel
• Mausoleum of Abdel Kader Kane

References