Seleki

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==History== Seleki is also the name of an ancient kingdom as well as of an ethnic group in a region that was very resistant to French colonialism. Several French soldiers were killed at the Battle of Seleki on December 1, 1886, including Lieutenant Truche.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=La voix de la Casamance : une parole diola|journal=Politique africaine|url=http://www.politique-africaine.com/numeros/pdf/018125.pdf|access-date=December 18, 2008|language=fr}}</ref>

On May 17, 1906, when Djignabo Badji, a charismatic leader and fetish leader of the Seleki who was believed to be indestructible, led an attack against French troops led by Lieutenant Lauque, Badji was killed and subsequently entered into local legend.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Catherine Desjeux|author2=Bernard Desjeux |title=Casamance|publisher=Brinon-sur-Sauldre|location=Grandvaux|year=2007|page=87}}</ref>

The boukout, an initiation ceremony, took place in Seleki in 1972.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Peter Mark|title=Ejumba: The Iconography of the Diola Initiation Mask|journal=Art Journal|volume=47|issue=2|date=Summer 1988}}</ref>

==Administration== Seleki is part of the rural community of Enampore, Nyassia, Ziguinchor.

==Geography== Seleki is located within walking distance of the left bank of the estuary of the Casamance River. The closest villages are Etama, Enampore, Essyl, and Batinière.

===Flora=== The village is surrounded by lush vegetation, including many Palmyra Palms and mangos.

===Population=== Seleki is one of the few villages where people still speak Bandial.

===Economy=== Seleki's economy relies mainly on rice and a little discovery tourism.

An application for registration of all the Bandial ''cases à impluvium'' on the World Heritage List was filed with UNESCO on November 18, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/2076/|title=Architecture rurale de Basse-Casamance : Les cases à impluvium du royaume Bandial|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=French|access-date=December 28, 2008}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Séléki-School.JPG|Primary school Image:Séléki-Mango1.JPG|A mango Image:Séléki-Children.JPG|Bandial-speaking children Image:Séléki-Rice1.JPG|Drying rice </gallery>

==See also== *{{Cite book|author=Christian Roche|title=Histoire de la Casamance : Conquête et résistance 1850-1920|publisher=Karthala|year=2000|pages=408|isbn=2-86537-125-5|language=fr}} *{{Cite book|author=Muriel Scibilia|title=La Casamance ouvre ses cases. Tourisme au Sénégal|publisher=L’Harmattan|year=2003|pages=174|isbn=2-85802-676-9|language=fr}}

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==External links== {{commons category|Séléki}} *[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SG/12/Seleki.html Maps, weather and airports for Seleki]

Category:Populated places in the Ziguinchor department

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