Mlomp Two-Storey Clay Houses
Cases à étages de Mlomp
Traditional two-story rammed-earth houses in the Jola village of Mlomp, rare in rural West Africa, with a huge kapok tree in the village.
Mlomp lies about 10 km northwest of Oussouye, where several traditional Jola two-story rammed-earth houses survive. Their upper floors are built of earth and timber, a sight that is rare in rural West Africa. Some can be entered for a small fee, and the owners explain how they were built and describe family life. The village also has towering old kapok trees and a small museum. It can be visited on the way to Elinkine and Karabane Island, and takes about an hour.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Oussouye & the Diola Kingdom
- Elinkine & Casamance Mangrove Pirogue Trips
- Carabane Island
- Diembéring
- Boucotte
- Cap Skirring Beach
- Kabrousse