Kasseh
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Kasseh is a historic rural town in Bureh Kasseh Maconteh Chiefdom, Port Loko District
located in the Northern Province
of Sierra Leone
with a population of 3,386 (2006 estimate). The population of Kasseh is almost entirely inhabited by the Temne people. The Temne language
is widely spoken throughout the town. The Krio language
(the national language of Sierra Leone) is not widely spoken in the town.
The small town of Kasseh is widely known throghout Sierra Leone and most part of West Africa for being the birthplace of one of West Africa's greatest indigenous leader and Sierra Leone's greatest leader, Bai Bureh
, who led the Temne people of Northern Sierra Leone uprising against British rule in 1898. The home were Bai Bureh used to live is still present today in Kasseh as a tourist destination. The house where Bai Bureh resided is still present today in the Kasseh. The town is visited by people from all parts of Sierra Leone and other parts of West Africa just to see the home town of Bai Bureh.
at around 97% or even higher, as there are virtually no Christians in the town. The Muslim of Kasseh combine Islam with their traditional indigenous beliefs. Several Islamic school
s as well as the Sierra Leone Government public primarily and secondary schools are also present in the town.
The small town of Kasseh is widely known throghout Sierra Leone and most part of West Africa for being the birthplace of one of West Africa's greatest indigenous leader and Sierra Leone's greatest leader, Bai Bureh, who led the Temne people of Northern Sierra Leone uprising against British rule in 1898. The home were Bai Bureh used to live is still present today in Kasseh as a tourist destination. The house where Bai Bureh resided is still present today in the Kasseh. The town is visited by people from all parts of Sierra Leone and other parts of West Africa just to see the home town of Bai Bureh.
Port Loko District
Port Loko District is the most populous district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 489,488 Its capital is Port Loko and the largest city is Lunsar...
located in the Northern Province
Northern Province, Sierra Leone
The Northern Province is one of the four provincial divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises five Districts and covers an area of 35,936 km² and with a population of 1,718,240 . Its administrative and economic center is Makeni...
of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
with a population of 3,386 (2006 estimate). The population of Kasseh is almost entirely inhabited by the Temne people. The Temne language
Temne language
Temne is a language of the Atlantic subfamily of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Sierra Leone by about 2 million first speakers. One of the country's most widely spoken languages, it is spoken by 30% of the country’s population...
is widely spoken throughout the town. The Krio language
Krio language
Sierra Leone Krio is the lingua franca and the de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Krio is spoken by 97% of Sierra Leone's population and unites the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each...
(the national language of Sierra Leone) is not widely spoken in the town.
The small town of Kasseh is widely known throghout Sierra Leone and most part of West Africa for being the birthplace of one of West Africa's greatest indigenous leader and Sierra Leone's greatest leader, Bai Bureh
Bai Bureh
Bai Bureh was a Sierra Leonean ruler and military strategist who led the Temne and Loko uprising against British rule in 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone.-Early life:...
, who led the Temne people of Northern Sierra Leone uprising against British rule in 1898. The home were Bai Bureh used to live is still present today in Kasseh as a tourist destination. The house where Bai Bureh resided is still present today in the Kasseh. The town is visited by people from all parts of Sierra Leone and other parts of West Africa just to see the home town of Bai Bureh.
Religion and education
The population of Kasseh is mainly MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
at around 97% or even higher, as there are virtually no Christians in the town. The Muslim of Kasseh combine Islam with their traditional indigenous beliefs. Several Islamic school
Islamic school
Islamic school may refer to one of several things:* Madh'hab, an Islamic school of thought.* Madrasah, an Islamic educational institution...
s as well as the Sierra Leone Government public primarily and secondary schools are also present in the town.
The small town of Kasseh is widely known throghout Sierra Leone and most part of West Africa for being the birthplace of one of West Africa's greatest indigenous leader and Sierra Leone's greatest leader, Bai Bureh, who led the Temne people of Northern Sierra Leone uprising against British rule in 1898. The home were Bai Bureh used to live is still present today in Kasseh as a tourist destination. The house where Bai Bureh resided is still present today in the Kasseh. The town is visited by people from all parts of Sierra Leone and other parts of West Africa just to see the home town of Bai Bureh.