Kabrousse
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Kabrousse
Cabrousse | |
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Town | |
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| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor |
| Department | Oussouye |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,352 |
Kabrousse (also spelled Cabrousse) is a village in the rural community of Diembéring, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal. It is a coastal village located a few kilometers south of Cap Skirring. In a straight line, it is the closest place in Africa to South America (2,841 km from Touros, Rio Grande do Norte in northeastern Brazil). About 2 km southeast of Kabrousse is the international border with Guinea-Bissau.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Notable inhabitants
[edit | edit source]Aline Sitoe Diatta, the leader of a resistance movement against French West Africa, was born in Nialou in 1920.[1]
Bibliography
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Schwarz-Bart, Schwarz-Bart & Rejouis 2003, p. 60-62.