Marsassoum

Marsassoum lies beside the Soungrougrou, a major tributary of the Casamance River. Tides reach far inland through these waterways, and mangroves grow along their banks. The surrounding Diassing country was connected to the wider world of Kaabu and the Casamance. Local accounts place the founding of the village in the 1830s, with families arriving from the south and bringing traditions associated with the Mandinka kingdom of Kaabu.