Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes
Bassari Country: Bassari, and Bedik Cultural Landscapes is situated in the south east of Senegal. It includes three geographic areas: the Bassari – SalĂ©mata area, the Bedik – Bandafassi area and the Fula – DindĂ©fello area, each with its specific morphological traits. The Bassaris, Fulas and Bediks peoples settled from the 11th to the 19th centuries and developed specific cultures and habitats symbiotic with their surrounding natural environment. The Bassari landscape is marked by terraces and rice paddies, interspersed with villages, hamlets and archaeological sites.
Continent: Africa
Country: Senegal
Category: Cultural
Criterion: (III)(V) (VI)
Date of Inscription: 2012
Villages of the Bediks
The villages of the Bediks are formed by dense groups of huts with steeped thatched roofs. Their inhabitants' cultural expressions are characterized by original traits of agro-pastoral, social, ritual and spiritual practices, which represent an original response to environmental constraints and human pressures. The site is a well preserved multicultural landscape housing original and still vibrant local cultures.
Fula and Bedik cultural landscapes |