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Stone Circles of Senegambia

Stone Circles of Senegambia sight

Central River Division - Gambia, Kaolack Region - Senegal, Senegal

The site consists of four large groups of stone circles that represent an extraordinary concentration of over 1,000 monuments in a band 100 km wide along some 350 km of the River Gambia. The four groups, Sine Ngayène, Wanar, Wassu and Kerbatch, cover 93 stone circles and numerous tumuli, burial mo...

Island of Gorée

Island of Gorée sight

Cape Verde Region, Senegal

The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, its architecture is characterized by the contrast between the grim s...

Niokolo-Koba National Park

Niokolo-Koba National Park sight

Eastern Senegal and Upper Casamance regions, Senegal

Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, re...

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary sight

Delta of the River Senegal, Senegal

Situated in the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a wetland of 16,000 ha, comprising a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters. It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, the purple heron, the African spoonbill, the great...

Island of Saint-Louis

Island of Saint-Louis sight

Region of Saint-Louis, Senegal

Founded as a French colonial settlement in the 17th century, Saint-Louis was urbanised in the mid-19th century. It was the capital of Senegal from 1872 to 1957 and played an important cultural and economic role in the whole of West Africa. The location of the town on an island at the mouth of the S...

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