In the area of Wanar, near the locality of Kaolack, the megalithic site of Wanar has been standing here since between the 3rd century BC and the 16th century. Each of the 21 cromlechs is composed of pillars of carved laterite, standing about 2 meters high and weighing 7 tons.
Some of the stones have a trapezoidal section, and 16 of them are bifid. Within each cromlech, about a dozen pillars stand side by side, forming a circle measuring between 4 and 6 meters in diameter. Together they cover an area of 2.17 hectares.
Just 200 meters northwest of the site lies a laterite quarry. The site was inscribed on the list of the world heritage in 2006 as part of the megalithic circles of Senegambia.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata
Written by Mutabor
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