Kagnout

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== History == On March 25, 1851, the leaders of Kagnout permanently ceded the island of Carabane to France.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Traité conclu à Elinkine, le 25 mars 1851, entre la France et les chefs de Cagnut, pour une cession de territoire|journal=Recueil des traités de la France (1713-1906)|author=Jules de Clerq|location=Leiden|date=1987|url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96070f|language=fr}}</ref>

== Administration == The village is part of the rural community of Mlomp in Oussouye, Ziguinchor.

== Geography == The nearest towns are Carabane, Hitou, Kabounkoute, Niomoune, Loudia Diola, Mlomp, and Samatit.

== Bibliography == *{{Cite book|author=Muriel Scibilia|title=La Casamance ouvre ses cases. Tourisme au Sénégal|publisher=L’Harmattan|date=2003|pages=174|isbn=2-85802-676-9|language=fr}} *{{Cite book|author=Louis-Vincent Thomas|title=Les Diola. Essai d’analyse fonctionnelle sur une population de Basse-Casamance|location=Dakar|publisher=IFAN, Université de Dakar|date=1958|pages=821|language=fr}}

== References ==

== External links == *[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SG/12/Kagnout.html Maps, weather and airports for Kagnout]

Category:Populated places in Ziguinchor region

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