Bonconto Commune
Bonkonto Commune | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Senegal_adm_location_map.svg)  Bonconto Commune Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 13°01′27″N 13°55′32″W / 13.02417°N 13.92556°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Kolda Region |
| Department | Vélingara Department |
| Arrondissement | Bonconto |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
Bonconto Commune is a rural community of Bonconto Arrondissement in the Vélingara Department, Kolda Region, Senegal. It is also spelled Bonkonto. The commune is known as a major center of Shia Islam in Senegal and is home to the Al Hassanayni Grand Mosque of Darou Hidjiratou, the largest mosque in the commune.[1]
Darou Hidjiratou is significant as the birthplace of a prominent Shi'i Muslim family in Senegal, which includes the village leader Cherif Habib Aidara (Chérif Habibou Aïdara) and his brother Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the international NGO Mozdahir.[2][3]
- ^ "Inaugurantion d'une mosquée construite par l'Institut Mozdahir International : Le khalife de Médina Gounass bénit les actions de l'Ong chiite". leral.net. Retrieved Feb 21, 2020.
- ^ "Présentation de Chérif Habib AÏDARA". Retrieved Feb 21, 2020.
- ^ "SORTIE DU MAIRE DE BONKONTOU : Les précisions de Chérif Habibou Aïdara". Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved Feb 21, 2020.