Also known as: Senegambia, Senegal, Senegambia region
Last updated: April 26, 2026
Senegambia was the earliest major source region for enslaved Africans transported to Saint-Domingue, and the home of predominantly Islamic populations whose cultural and religious practices shaped the colony's African-descended communities.
Wolof, Mandinka, and Bambara peoples from Senegambia were among Saint-Domingue's African ethnic groups.
Senegambia was a significant origin region for enslaved Africans transported to Saint-Domingue.
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