Mbissel is a village in the west of Sénégal. It is situated in the region of Fatick. The population is mostly Serer.Dennis Charles Galvan. The state must be our master of fire: how peasants craft sustainable development in Senegal. University of California Press, 2004. . p 54
History
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.M. Gueye, Les Guélowares et le Sine, Éthiopiques (revue), n° 28, p. 174-181, 1982.
The area just like the whole of Sine and Saloum has many historical monuments.Senegal, Ministry of Culture Department The traditional site of the tomb of Maysa Wali is located in Mbissel.Jean-Marc Gastellu. L'égalitarisme économique des Serer du Sénégal. p303. IRD Editions, 1981
See also
Kingdom of Sine Kingdom of Saloum Serer people Maat Sine Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof (King of Sine 1853 - 1871) Guelowar Serer religion Mossane, a 1996 film directed by Safi Faye
Notes
External links Senegal culture Mbissel, the site of PEPAM