Kaur, The Gambia
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CountryThe Gambia
Kaur | |
|---|---|
  Kaur Location in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°42′N 15°20′W / 13.700°N 15.333°W | |
| Country | The Gambia |
| Division | Central River Division |
| District | Lower Saloum |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities | Mandinka Wolof |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kaur, also spelled Kauur or Kawur, is a town in the Lower Saloum district of the Central River Division of The Gambia.
According to local legend, the village was named by Maad Saloum Mbegane Ndour when he told his followers to take their cattle to the river to drink, saying in Fula “Ngareen Kawreen Dandeh Mayo”, meaning let us meet near the river, hence the name Kaur (from the word Kawreen).[1] Etymological reconstruction, on the other hand, points to 'Kaur' being a Bainuk name, dating to a period before the Mandinka cultural expansion into the area that was complete by the 15th century.[2]
