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==History== Since the 19th century, Ngazobil has housed a Catholic mission, one of the oldest in Senegal, established by François Libermann of Saverne,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biographie du père Libermann |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09223a.htm |language=fr}}</ref> founder of the Congregation of The Holy Spirit.
Louis-Philippe Walter stayed there in 1867.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biographie du père Walter |url=http://www.spiritains.org/qui/figures/defunts/walterlp.htm |language=fr}}</ref>
It was also in Ngazobil that future president Léopold Sédar Senghor did his schooling until 1922.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Léopold Sédar Senghor |title=La Poésie de l'action |location=Paris |publisher=Stock |year=1980 |page=34|language=fr}}</ref>
Hyacinthe Thiandoum was trained there as well.
Saint-Joseph Seminary was classified as a historical monument in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrêté 001941 du 27 mars 2003 |url=http://www.culture.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=137 |access-date=January 6, 2009 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207094223/http://www.culture.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=137 |archivedate=February 7, 2012 }}</ref>
Ngazobil is now a common site for pilgrimages.
==Administration== Ngazobil is located in M'bour, Thiès.
==Geography== The nearest towns are Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, Mbodiène, Joal-Fadiouth, Palmarin, and Djifer.
The scenery of the village includes a limestone cliff, a sandy beach, and a 500-hectare forest park. The park shelters many animals, including guineafowl, partridges, boas, monitor lizards, monkeys, hedgehogs, porcupines, jackals, and hares.
The Catholic mission itself owns a beach lined with coconut palm trees where some come to fish.
==Bibliography== *{{Cite journal|author=R. P. Cailleau|title=N'Gazobil au fil de l'histoire|journal=Horizons Africains|issue=134|date=December 1961|pages=7–10|language=fr}} *{{Cite journal|journal=Horizons Africains|issue=155|date=November 1963|page=15|language=fr}} *{{Cite journal|journal=Horizons Africains|issue=157|date=January 1964|pages=8–9|language=fr}} *{{Cite journal|journal=Horizons Africains|issue=158|date=February 1964|page=16|language=fr}} *{{Cite journal|journal=Horizons Africains|issue=160|date=April 1964|pages=14–15|language=fr}} *{{Cite journal|journal=Horizons Africains|issue=161|date=May 1964|pages=8–11|language=fr}}
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==External links== *[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/SG/07/Ngazobil.html Maps, weather and airports for Ngazobil] *{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080820014755/http://www.joalfadiouth.com/jfadiouth/presentation.php Ngazobil on the Joal-Fadiouth official website]
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Category:Populated places in Thiès region