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Matam Region
Matam Region

Matam is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa.

It is a stark, flat, arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees made famous in Le Petit Prince. The Sénégal River is a 1790 km long River in West Africa, that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania. See also Sahel Tunisia, a region of eastern Tunisia. The Sahel or Sahel Belt (from Arabic ساحل sÄḥil Baobab is the common name of a Genus ( Adansonia) containing eight species of Trees native to Madagascar (having six species mainland The Little Prince ( Le Petit Prince) published in 1943 is French Aviator Antoine de Saint Exupéry 's most famous Novella Matam is populated by the tall noble Pulaar-speaking Toucouleur people who brought Islam to Senegal in the 18th century and gave us the music of Baaba Maal in the 21st century. The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Ful{{IPA|É“}}e (Fula or Fulani people from Senegambia and Guinea to The Toucouleurs (or Haalpulaaren) are a Fula agricultural people who live primarily in the north of Senegal (where they comprise 10% of the population For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and Guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River.

Departments

Departments of Matam
Departments of Matam

Matam region is divided into 3 departments:

In the Terminology of Political geography and Historiography a National department (département departamento is an administrative is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Matam Region. is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Matam Region. is one of the Departments of Senegal, located in the Matam Region.
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