Editing Labé (section)

==History==
The city was founded in the 1720s by the [[Yalunka people]] and named for their chief, Manga Labé.<ref>{{cite web |title=Labe |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Labe |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> It developed as a major trade center linking the [[Niger river]] to the Atlantic coast.<ref>Brooks, George E. “Ecological Perspectives on Mande Population Movements, Commercial Networks, and Settlement Patterns from the Atlantic Wet Phase (Ca. 5500-2500 B.C.) to the Present.” History in Africa, vol. 16, 1989, pp. 23–40. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3171777. Accessed 3 June 2024.</ref>

The city was the capital of the Diwal/province of Labe within the [[Imamate of Futa Jallon]] prior to French colonisation. It was home to Muslim leaders and scholars who resisted colonisation, such as Alpha Yaya Diallo. Labe is the most important city in the Moyenne (Middle) Guinea region also known as Fouta Djallon. Labe is considered as a major cultural and religious center in West Africa, especially among the Fulani people. Many Muslim scholars made Labe a famous learning place in Islamic studies. The most prominent of the erudites being Alfa Oumarou Rafiou (Dara Labe), Thierno Doura Sombili, [[Thierno Diawo Pellel]], [[Thierno Aliou|Thierno Aliou Bhouba Dian]].{{cn|date = June 2024}}

[[File:Mosquée hoggo Labé.jpg|thumb|left|The Hoggo Mosque in Labé]]