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  • Stopovers on the Senegal River

  • Stopovers on the Senegal River

    Stopovers on the Senegal River were a group of commercial stations, shops and offices along the Senegal River in Saint-Louis, Matam, Tambacounda Regions. The history of these stations is dating back to the 17th century AD.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The Stopovers of the Senegal River.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Stopovers on the Senegal River
    by Jacques Taberlet, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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    Stopovers on the Senegal River

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2005

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    Bridges and Water Structures

    Location

    Senegal

    Saint-Louis

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    17th Century AD

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    Cultural Structures

     

     

     

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