Wanar

Wanar

Wanar is an area located in the Kaolack Region of Senegal. It is famous for its ancient stone circles and lyre-stones which considered to be an important part of The Senegambian stone circles which are divided into four large sites: Sine Ngayene and Wanar in Senegal, and Wassu and Kerbatch in the Central River Region in Gambia. Researchers are not certain when these monuments were built, but the generally accepted range is between the third century BC and the sixteenth century AD. The stone circles of Wanar were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006, as part of Stone Circles of Senegambia.