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Samatit
Samatit is a village in the rural community of Mlomp, Loudia Ouoloff, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance. Geography The nearest towns are Carabane, Kagnout, Loudia Diola, Elinkine Elinkine (also called Elinlin or Elinkinde) is a town in Casamance, Senegal, located at the mouth of the Casamance River, from Oussouye. History A treaty between France and the leaders of Kagnout took place in Elinkine on March 25, 1851, resultin ..., Santhiaba Ouolof. External links *{{in lang, en}Maps, weather and airports for Samatit Populated places in Ziguinchor Region ...
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Carabane
Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-west of Senegal, in the mouth of the Casamance River. This relatively recent geological formation consists of a shoal and alluvium to which soil is added by accumulation in the branches and roots of the mangrove trees which cover most of the island. Along with the rest of Ziguinchor Region, Carabane has a tropical climate, cycling between a dry season and a wet season. The island was once considered an arid location where no useful plants were likely to grow, but it now supports several types of fruit tree, the most common of which are mangos and oranges. Although the nearby Basse Casamance National Park and Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve have been closed for years because of the Casamance Conflict, Carabane has continued to attract ornithologists interested in its wide variety of birds. Various species of fish are plentiful around the island, but there are very few mammals. The earliest know ...
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Mlomp
Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately south-west of Ziguinchor. As of 2000, it had a population of 7,628, rising to around 8,500 in 2006. Most inhabitants are of Diola ethnicity and speaking the Diola language, and many also speak the Ouolof language and French. Administration The rural district (''communauté rurale'') of Mlomp belongs to the arrondissement of Loudia Ouolof, in the Oussouye Department of the Ziguinchor Region. Within the district are the villages of : Mlomp has an elementary and secondary school, a dispensary, and a town hall. Geography The localities closest to Mlomp are Djiromait, Elinkine, Kagnout, Karabane, Loudia Diola, Loudia Ouolof, Oussouye, Pointe Saint Georges, Samatit, Bouhimban. Demographics According to PEPAM, ( Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire), the commune of Mlomp has a population of 7,628 persons living in 1,062 individual househo ...
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Kagnout
Kagnout (also called Cagnout or Cagnut) is a village in Casamance, Senegal. It is located near the left bank of the estuary of the Casamance River. It is part of the rural community of Mlomp, in the district of Loudia Ouoloff, the department of Oussouye and the region of Ziguinchor. Administratively, it is made up of three official villages: Cagnoute Bouhibane, Cagnoute Ebrouaye and Cagnoute Houyoho. History On March 25, 1851, the leaders of Kagnout permanently ceded the island of Carabane to France. Administration The village is part of the rural community of Mlomp in Oussouye, Ziguinchor. Geography The nearest towns are Carabane, Hitou, Kabounkoute, Niomoune, Loudia Diola, Mlomp, and Samatit Samatit is a village in the rural community of Mlomp, Loudia Ouoloff, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance , settlement_type = Geographical region , image_skyline = Senegal Casamance.png , image_caption = Casamance in .... Bibliography * * Refe ...
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Elinkine
Elinkine (also called Elinlin or Elinkinde) is a town in Casamance, Senegal, located at the mouth of the Casamance River, from Oussouye. History A treaty between France and the leaders of Kagnout took place in Elinkine on March 25, 1851, resulting in the cession of the island of Carabane to France. The well of Umar Tall was classified as a historic monument in 2003. Administration The village is part of the rural community of Mlomp, Loudia Ouoloff, Oussouye, Ziguinchor. Geography The nearest towns are Efrane Elinkine, Sifoka, Carabane, Samatit, Santiaba Ouolof, and Tamani. Population According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 339 people and 47 households in Elinkine. Economy This small fishing port is a popular tourist location. This is partially because of its beach, but also because it is the embarkation point for the island of Carabane Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-we ...
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Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the ...
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Ziguinchor Region
Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Basse Casamance , settlement_type = Geographical region , image_skyline = Senegal Casamance.png , image_caption = Casamance in Senegal , image_flag = Flag of Casamance.svg , image_shield = , motto .... Departments Ziguinchor region is divided into 3 departments: * Bignona Département * Oussouye Département * Ziguinchor Département References Casamance Regions of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub ...
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Oussouye Department
Oussouye Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Ziguinchor Region. It's situated in Basse Casamance, on the right bank of the mouth of the Casamance River. Administration Oussouye is its main village, which is also the only commune of the department. It is divided in two arrondissements made up of rural districts (communautés rurales): * Cabrousse Arrondissement ** Diembéring ** Santhiaba Manjacque * Loudia Ouolof Arrondissement ** Mlomp ** Oukout Historic sites * Karabane, historic centre, Loudia Arrondissement * Residence of the Prefect at Oussouye * 100-year-old fromager (kapok) trees of Kagnout * Wells of El Hadj Umar Tall Hadji Oumarûl Foutiyou Tall (Umar ibn Sa'id al-Futi Tal, ar, حاج عمر بن سعيد طعل), ( – 1864 CE), born in Futa Tooro, present day Senegal, was a West African political leader, Islamic scholar, Tijani Sufi and Toucoule ... at Elinkine, Loudia Arrondissement. (Water was found where he threw his r ...
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Casamance
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