Enampore Impluvium House
Case à impluvium d'Enampor
A Diola village about 20 km west of Ziguinchor, where huge round impluvium mud houses with funnel-shaped roofs collect rainwater; visitors can tour them or stay the night.
The impluvium house (case à impluvium) is a traditional dwelling of the Diola people of Lower Casamance. It has a circular mud-brick wall topped by a large funnel-shaped thatched roof, and rainwater drains into a central courtyard for storage. A circular corridor inside can accommodate several households, and the building stays cool and airy. The large impluvium house in Enampor village has been converted into a community campsite run by villagers. Visitors can pay for a guided tour and explanation, and there is basic accommodation and local food. The village also has a huge kapok tree and a sacred grove. It is about 20 km from Ziguinchor and can be reached by hired car or motorbike. It is often visited together with nearby villages such as Séléki.
Opening hours
Daytime (a tip is paid to the village management office for visits)
Nearby sights
- Affiniam Impluvium Village
- Alliance Franco-Sénégalaise de Ziguinchor
- Ziguinchor Artisans' Market
- Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua, Ziguinchor
- Marché Saint-Maur des Fossés
- Ziguinchor Colonial Quarter (Escale)
- Ziguinchor Port & Le Joola Memorial
- Casamance River Mangrove Pirogue Trip