Diourbel

Diourbel lies in the inland country of Baol, a kingdom that stretched from the Senegalese coast towards the interior. Its capital was at Lambaye, while coastal places such as Portudal gave its rulers access to Atlantic commerce. Baol formed part of the wider Jolof political order before the coastal kingdoms asserted their independence. The inland plains connected its settlements with both the Wolof kingdoms and the trade of the Petite Côte.

The later city of Touba lies here.