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  Senegal River - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
It is formed by the junction of the Bafing or Black river and the Bakhoy or White river, and its chief affluent is the Faleme.
The lower Senegal forms the boundary between the Sahara and the western Sudan; the line of its inundations is an ethnographic march between the nomadic Berber and the settled Negro.
The mouth of the Senegal, then called Senaga, was entered in 1445 by the Portuguese navigator Dinas Diaz (who thought it a western arm of the Nile), and in 1455 Cadamosto ascended the river for some distance.
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 Senegal (river) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Senegal (river)
River in West Africa, formed by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakhoy rivers and flowing 1,125 km/700 mi northwest and west to join the Atlantic Ocean near Saint-Louis, Senegal.
In 1968 the Organization of Riparian States of the River Senegal (Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal) was formed to develop the river valley, including a dam for hydroelectric power and irrigation at Joina Falls in Mali; its headquarters is in Dakar.
The river forms the northern border of Senegal with Mauritania, and is vital to both countries because of the agricultural potential of its seasonally flooded clay plains, extensive in the middle and lower reaches of the valley, where local rainfall is less than 250 mm/10 in, insufficient for normal agriculture.
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 Senegal River
The Senegal River, in West Africa, forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.
Approaching its mouth, the Senegal passes through Biffeche and the island on which the city of Saint-Louis, Senegal is located, then turns south.
The river has two large dams along its course, the Manantali Dam in Mali, and the Maka-Diama dam on the Mauritania-Senegal border, near the outlet to the sea.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/se/senegal_river.html   (175 words)

  
 USAID/Senegal Geography Data Page
The Faleme River delineates part of the eastern border with Mali; Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are Senegal's southern neighbors, and The Gambia forms an enclave of 11,295 km square along the Gambia River in the southern part of Senegal.
Senegal's topography is relatively flat except for moderate relief in the southeast.
The population of Senegal is estimated (1988) at 6.88 million with an annual growth rate of 2.7 percent (République du Sénégal, 1988).
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 Background Info | Senegal Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Senegal's main ethnic group, the Wolof, is traditionally a highly stratified society where status is determined by birth.
Senegal's recorded history dates from the 8th century, when it was part of the empire of Ghana.
Senegal sent a deputy to the French parliament as early as 1848, but it wasn't until 1914 that the first African deputy, Blaise Diagne, was elected.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/africa/senegal/essential?a=culture   (1221 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for Senegal
The area is bounded by the Casamance River on the north, the Komobeul Bôlon on the west, the Ziguinchor-Oussouye road on the south, and the Brin-Nyassia road on the east.
Fulbe Jeeri and Toucouleur are primarily in the Senegal River Valley and Mauritania.
Fulacunda is in the Upper Casamance Region, from 40 miles west of Kolda to the headwaters of the Gambia River in the east, from the southern border of Senegal in the south to the Gambian border in the north.
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The Portuguese had some stations on the banks of the Senegal River in the 15th century, and the first French settlement was made at St.-Louis in 1659.
Senegal is mainly a low-lying country, with a semidesert area in the north and northeast and forests in the southwest.
The largest rivers include the Senegal in the north and the Casamance in the southern tropical climate region.
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 History of Senegal - Glasgledius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Islam established itself in the Senegal River valley in the 11th century; 95% of Senegalese today are Muslims.
In January 1959, Senegal and the French Soudan[?] merged to form the Mali Federation[?], which became fully independent on June 20, 1960, as a result of the independence and the transfer of power agreement signed with France on April 4, 1960.
Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia[?] on February 1, 1982.
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 AllRefer.com - Senegal, river, Africa, Africa (African Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Senegal, river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers, both of which rise in the Fouta Djallon, N Guinea.
Entrance to the river from the sea is impeded by sandbars and a complex delta region.
The river is an important source of irrigation water; rice is grown on the floodplain.
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 World Water Assessment Programme | Case Studies | Senegal River Basin, Guinea Mali Mauritania
It is drained by the 1,800 km-long Senegal river, the second longest river of West Africa, and its main tributaries, the Bafing, Bakoye and Faleme Rivers, all three of which have their source in the Fouta Djallon mountains (Guinea).
The Diama dam, located near the mouth of the Senegal River in the delta, serves to block seawater intrusion and thereby protect water and irrigation wells, and raises the level of the upstream water body, creating reserves to enable irrigation and double cropping.
This deterioration is caused primarily by eutrophication due to a reduction of the flow velocity and oxygenation of the water, due to the new dams and dikes, the proliferation of water weeds, and chemical and biological pollution related to the discharge of wastewater and pesticides into the river.
www.unesco.org /water/wwap/case_studies/senegal_river/index.shtml   (1797 words)

  
 Senegal Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Senegal’s coast (c.250 mi/402 km long) is sandy from Saint-Louis to Dakar, situated near the tip of the Cape Verde peninsula, and is swampy or muddy S of Dakar.
is 73°F/22.8°C. The chief rivers of the country are the Sénégal (which forms the boundary with Mauritania), the Falémé, the Gambia (or Gambie), the Saloum, and the Casamance.
In the 14th century the Mali empire expanded W from the region of the upper Niger River and conquered Tekrur.
www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Senegal.html   (1247 words)

  
 Mauritania - Senegal River Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Senegal River Valley, sometimes known as the Chemama (see Glossary) or the pre-Sahel, is a narrow belt of land that extends north of the Senegal River.
Almost all of the valley's economically active population engages in sedentary agriculture or fishing along the Senegal River and its main tributaries--the Karakoro, the Gorgol, and the Garfa.
The climate of the Senegal River Valley contrasts with that of the Saharan and Sahelian zones.
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 Senegal River
The Senegal River, in West Africa, forms the borderbetween Senegal and Mauritania.
Approaching its mouth, the Senegal passes through Biffeche and the island onwhich the city of Saint-Louis, Senegal is located, thenturns south.
The river has two large dams along its course, the Manantali Dam in Mali, and the Maka-Diama dam on the Mauritania - Senegal border, near the outletto the sea.
www.therfcc.org /senegal-river-147970.html   (164 words)

  
 Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE), Template
Senegal has been trading their agricultural and fishing goods for processed goods from abroad (peanuts for automobiles) a trade that does not work in their favor since land and production are so limited.
The Senegal River is extremely important to the success of the agriculture industry and, to a lesser degree, the fishing industry in Mauritania.
Senegal’s proposal in 1989 and again in 1999 to build a dam along the Senegal River to better irrigate their country was an act of self interest.
www.american.edu /ted/ice/senegal-mauritania.htm   (3957 words)

  
 The Senegalese Teranga , a cultural treasure
Located between the Sahel and the tropical forest, Senegal is crossed by four rivers with sources in the Fouta Djalon in Guinea: the Senegal River, the Gambia, the Saloum and the Casamance.
Senegal is the homeland of late Leopold Sedar Senghor, famous poet and former president of Senegal.
The Senegalese are warm and hospitable people; there are different ethnic groups in the population: the Wolof, the Sereer (in the Sine region), the Peul (in the Senegal River valley), the Diola (in Casamance), the Soninke, and the Manding.
au-senegal.com /decouvrir_en/index.php   (242 words)

  
 African Conservation Foundation - Senegal - Conservation Projects - Profile on Senegal.
This has meant that since the colonial delimitation of the Gambia-Senegal borders in 1889, the river has played no positive role in Senegal's development and that the Casamance region, in the south, was isolated from the rest of Senegal until the opening of the Trans-Gambian highway in 1958.
South of the peninsula, particularly in Casamance, the coast is a drowned one of shallow estuaries.
Senegal's climate is widely varied and the coast is remarkably cool for the latitude.
www.africanconservation.com /senegalprofile.html   (702 words)

  
 Example: Sénégal River Delta
Two dams have been constructed on the river: one at Diama, near to the mouth of the river, is designed to exclude saline water, while the other, situated at Manantali in Mali, is a hydroelectric dam.
Examples are taken from the right bank (Mauritania) and the left bank (Senegal) of the delta of the Senegal River, to illustrate both the overall situation of the valley's natural environment and the environmental policies practised -or neglected - by the governments concerned.
In Senegal, this is the Comité National de Planification, de Coordination et de Suivi du Développement de la Vallée du Fleuve Sénégal (National Planning, Coordinating and Development-Promoting Committee for the Senegal River Valley, or CNPCS) and its executive department, the post-dam group.
bch-cbd.naturalsciences.be /belgium/contribution/cooperation/ann2.htm   (1876 words)

  
 The Senegal River basin
The annual discharge of the Senegal River at Bakel is 20 km.
The Senegal River valley in Mauritania is rather narrow, with the exception of two depressions in the downstream part.
However, if double rice cropping is to be considered on the whole potential area in the Senegal River valley and delta in Mauritania and Senegal, the total quantity of water in the basin might not be sufficient to meet the demand for irrigation.
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 IUCN Water & Nature Initiative   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Plans to control the floods of the Senegal river have been in existence since the nineteenth century.
The Sahelian drought of the seventies brought the governments of Mali, Senegal and Mauritania to create the 'Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Sénégal' (OMVS) and to proceed with the construction of two major dams in an attempt to develop irrigated agriculture, hydroelectric power and river navigation.
Most inhabitants of the Senegal river basin were dependent on natural productivity of the area, which was closely linked to the extent and duration of the floods.
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 RIVER and LAKE
The Senegal River is formed by the confluence of the Bafin and Bakaye Rivers in SW Mali and is over 1000 km long running through four countries: Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal, where it discharges through a delta, which forms a complex canal system, into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Senegal River basin covers an area of approximately 483 square km, it's main tributary is the Falémé.
In 1986 the Diama Dam was built 27 km upstream from St. Louis (Senegal), which lies close to the coast, in an attempt to stop the intrusion of seawater in the dry season.
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 SIM Country Profile: Senegal
Six primary geographical regions span the country: the Sénégal River Valley, the Coastal Belt, the Western Plains, the Ferlo, Casamance, and the East.
Sénégal has four main rivers: the Gambia, which is shared with the country of the same name, the Casamance in the far south, the Sénégal which forms the northern and part of the eastern boundary of the country, and the Faleme which forms the remainder of that boundary.
Most of Senegal has a transitional climate from the dry desert zone in the north to the moist tropical zone in the south.
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 Senegal- - Travel Guide
Senegal is situated on the western bulge of Africa and has borders with Mauritania to the north and northeast, Mali to the east, Guinea and Guinea Bissau to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Behind the coast is a sandy plain, which extends north to the floodplain of the Senegal River.
Senegal is one of the most beautiful and diverse countries in Africa and yet remains relatively little known.
www.africaguide.com /country/senegal/index.htm   (188 words)

  
 Senegal - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Senegal, republic in western Africa, bounded on the north by Mauritania, on the east by Mali, on the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, and on the...
Sénégal (river, Africa), river, western Africa, forming the boundary between Senegal and Mauritania.
Diouf, Abdou, born in 1935, Senegalese political leader and president of Senegal (1981-2000).
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 Senegal river sediment mali
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 Senegal: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
Senegal, river, Africa - Senegal Senegal, river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence...
Progress and potential in Senegal: it was highly appropriate for the North and West Africa Oil and Gas Upstream Conference to be held......
The roots of African culture: Senegal, in West Africa, is rapidly developing into one of Africa's major tourism destinations.
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 Senegal - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
It is bound by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south, and it encloses the enclave of Gambia in the southwest.
The principal rivers are the Senegal, Casamance, Sine and Saloum.
Rainfall decreases from the south with the wet season extending to October and an average precipitation varying from 1,500 mm (60 inches) to 1,000 mm (40 inches) in the north, to 510 mm (20 inches) in the east.
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 NationMaster - Statistics on Senegal. 1467 facts and figures, stats and information on Senegalese economy, crime, ...
Independent from France in 1960, Senegal was ruled by the Socialist Party for forty years until current President Abdoulaye WADE was elected in 2000.
Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982, but the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989.
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 Mauritania French Colonial Administration
In 1825 the new amir of Trarza, Muhammad al Habib, sought to reassert his sovereignty over the French-protected Oualo Kingdom to the south of the Senegal River by marrying the heiress to the kingdom.
Implementing this new policy was Louis Faidherbe, the French governor of Senegal from 1854 to 1861 and from 1863 to 1865.
The Maures attacked Saint Louis in 1855 and almost succeeded in reclaiming the settlement, but they were repulsed and defeated a year later, north of the Senegal River.
www.country-studies.com /mauritania/french-colonial-administration.html   (613 words)

  
 Senegal A-Z
It was in the area just east of the arc of the Senegal river that the first major West African civilisation, the Ghana Empire evolved, commanding a large territory of fertile land.
Established around the end of the third century AD, it gradually spread west from its capital of Kumbi Saleh in what is now Mali, embracing the country of Senegal in the north and of the Wolof and Serer peoples in the south.
Senegal is well equipped with National Parks which are particularly rich in bird life.
www.senegalembassy.co.uk /senegalatoz.html   (521 words)

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