Touba, Boké
Sub-prefecture and town in Boké Region, Guinea
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Touba is a town and sub-prefecture in the Gaoual Prefecture in the Boké Region of north-western Guinea.[1] As of 2014,[update] it had a population of 26,260 people.[2]
Touba | |
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Sub-prefecture and town | |
  Touba Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 11°36′00″N 13°02′00″W | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Boké Region |
| Prefecture | Gaoual Prefecture |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,260 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The city is a major center of Islam in the region, particularly the Qadiriyya Sufi order and the Jakhanke people.[3]
History
Touba was founded in 1815 by al-Hajj Salimu Kasama, better known as Karamokho Ba, on the main axis between the Imamate of Futa Jallon and Kaabu.[4] By the late 1800s, it was one of the biggest slave markets of the region[5], and approximately 60% of a total population of 7000 were slaves.[6]
