Mbissel

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King of Sine Maat Sine Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof. Water colour taken in 1850, three years before the King's death

Mbissel is a village in the west of Sénégal. It is situated in the region of Fatick. The population is mostly Serer.[1][2]

Mbissel was the capital of the first Guelowar king of Sine - Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali Jaxateh Manneh commonly known as Maysa Wali Jon. Maysa Wali made it his capital in the 14th century.[3]

The area just like the whole of Sine and Saloum has many historical monuments.[4] The traditional site of the tomb of Maysa Wali is located in Mbissel.[5]

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