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  • Cekeen Tumuli

  • Cekeen Tumuli

    Cekeen Tumuli are ancient tumuli that were used as burial mounds for chiefs. They are located in Diourbel Region, Senegal.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Cekeen Tumuli.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Cekeen Tumuli
    by Bertrand Devouard, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Cekeen Tumuli

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2005

    tomb

    Tombs and Necropolises

    Location

    Senegal

    Diourbel

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    14th Century AD

    Jolof Empire

    Mixed

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    Jolof Empire Monuments

     

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