page_title: Kaolack
hierarchical_section_title: Kaolack
caption_attribution_description: English: The Mosque in the Medina Baay neighborhood of Kaolack (Kawlax), Senegal. It is the central mosque of the Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniya Sufi order, founded by Ibrahim Niass.
context_page_description: Kaolack is a town of 172,305 people on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an important regional market town and is Senegal's main peanut trading and processing center. As the center of the Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order founded by Ibrayima Ñas, it is also a major center of Islamic education. The Leona Niassene mosque in Kaolack is one of the largest and best known in Senegal.
context_section_description: Kaolack (Kawlax in Wolof) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an important regional market town and is Senegal's main peanut trading and processing center. As the center of the Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order founded by Ibrayima Ñas, it is also a major center of Islamic education. The Leona Niassene mosque (right) in Kaolack is one of the largest and best known in Senegal.
caption: The mosque at Medina Baay, Kaolack
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