Elinkine (also called Elinlin or Elinkinde) is a town in

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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 � ...

, located at the mouth of the

Casamance River The Casamance River () flows westward for the most part into the Atlantic Ocean along a path about in length. However, only are navigable. The Casamance is the principal river of the Kolda, Sédhiou, and Ziguinchor Regions in the southern port ...

, from

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History

A treaty between France and the leaders of

Kagnout Kagnout (also called Cagnout or Cagnut) is a village in Casamance, Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; ...

took place in Elinkine on March 25, 1851, resulting in the

cession The act of cession is the assignment of property to another entity. In international law it commonly refers to land transferred by treaty. Ballentine's Law Dictionary defines cession as "a surrender; a giving up; a relinquishment of jurisdictio ...

of the island of

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 ...

to France. The well of

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 Toucouleur ...

was classified as a historic monument in 2003.

Administration

The village is part of the rural community of

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 ...

, Loudia Ouoloff,

Ziguinchor Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). It ...

Geography

The nearest towns are Efrane Elinkine, Sifoka,

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 ...

, Santiaba Ouolof, and

Tamani Tamani is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Barouéli in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maal ...

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

Bibliography

External links

Maps, weather and airports for Elinkine

Elinkine on the PEPAM website

Elinkine on the SEM website
{Dead link, date=August 2019 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Populated places in Ziguinchor Region