Casamance (Senegal)
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Name (Hebrew)
קסאמנס (סנגל)
Name (Latin)
Casamance (Senegal)
Other forms of name
nnaa Casamance, Senegal
Région de Casamance (Senegal)
Coordinates
-15.31769 -15.31769 13.01526 13.01526 (gooearth )
W0153000 W0153000 N0124500 N0124500 (geonames )
Associated country
Senegal
See Also From tracing place name
Kolda (Senegal : Region)
Ziguinchor (Senegal : Region)
Biographical or Historical Data
Approved by BGN: ADMD
12p0s50ʹN., 15p0s00ʹW.
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(region; 12°45ʹ00ʺN 015°30ʹ00ʺW)
- Alboucq, G. Carte pédologique de moyenne Casamance, 1969.
- Africa S. of the Sahara, 1988(Senegal, regions: in July 1984 Casamance region was divided into Ziguinchor and Kolda regions)
Wikipedia description:
Casamance is the area of Senegal south of the Gambia, including the Casamance River. It consists of the Lower Casamance (Basse Casamance, Baixa Casamança—i.e. Ziguinchor Region) and the Upper Casamance (Haute Casamance, Alta Casamança—i.e. Kolda and Sédhiou Regions). The largest city of Casamance is Ziguinchor.
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