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Tomb of Cheikh Ibrahim Niass (Baye Niass)

Who rests here

Saints · died 1395 AH · Kaolack

Cheikh El Hadj Ibrahim Niass, leader of the Fayda branch of the Tijaniyya, built a vast following across West Africa. He died in London on 26 July 1975; his body was flown to Senegal and buried beside the Great Mosque of Medina Baye in Kaolack, which he had built.

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How to get there

Located in: Kaolack

Coordinates: 14.16094, -16.06287

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