Senoudebou

Sénoudébou is a village in eastern Senegal, near the border with Mali.

History

The French established a fort at Senoudebou in 1845, and reinforced it to defend against the expansion of the Toucouleur Empire. In October 1856, El Hajj Umar Tall's intelligence services tried unsuccessfully to foment a rebellion inside the fort.
File:MauresseDowiche.jpg|left|thumb|Woman on the banks of the Falémé, with the French fort of Senoudebou
In 1846, Capt. Parent pioneered archaeological digs in the region, until then little studied.
The French fort at Senoudebou was closed in 1862.