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The climb to the village
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The Bedik (aka Bedick) ethnic group lives in the vicinity of the Bandafassi village, and has its closest larger city in Kedougou. Iwol is the capital of the Bedik but I climbed to visit the hilltop village of Andyel / Andjel. The village huts rested among granite boulders and baobab trees. Nearby a church had been built but the priest (who seemed to rorate between villages) was absent.
UNESCO World heritage site:
"Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes" (ref 1407 whc.unesco.org/en/list/1407)
The site, located in south-east Senegal, includes three geographical areas: the Bassari–Salémata area, the Bedik–Bandafassi area and the Fula–Dindéfello area, each with its specific morphological traits. The Bassari, Fula and Bedik 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. The Bedik villages are formed by dense groups of huts with steep 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.
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