The mangroves of the Saloum Delta
Over 200 islands and islets, brackish channels, mangroves and dry forest: a 145,811-hectare part of the delta has been a World Heritage Site since 2011. The delta’s national park, created in 1976, covers 76,000 hectares of it.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- The delta villages: Djilor, Fimela, Ndangane, Mar Lodj, Palmarin or SimalSine-Saloum (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- 13.83528, -16.49861Saloum Delta (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The park is a marshy maze of mangroves and bolongs, the delta’s channels.
Parc national du delta du Saloum (Wikipédia)The delta has 218 shellfish mounds and some 28 burial grounds that tell the history of its settlement.
Saloum Delta (Wikipedia)The delta has also been a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 1981.
Delta du Saloum (Wikipédia)
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Sources · 4 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Saloum Delta (Wikipedia)
In 2011, a 145,811-hectare portion of the delta was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site contains "brackish channels encompassing over 200 islands and islets, mangrove forest, an Atlantic marine environment, and dry forest." Saloum Delta National Park covers 76,000 hectares of the delta. […] the delta contains 218 shellfish mounds and artefacts unearthed at some 28 of the burial grounds have provided an important insight into the history of human occupation in the area. (coordinates 13.83528, -16.49861)
- Parc national du delta du Saloum (Wikipédia)
Il est situé à l'ouest du pays, sur la zone côtière au nord de la Gambie et occupe une partie significative du delta du Sine-Saloum, un labyrinthe marécageux de mangroves et de bolongs. […] La réserve a obtenu le statut de parc national par le décret no 76-577 du 28 mai 1976.
- Delta du Saloum (Wikipédia)
Le delta est inscrit au patrimoine mondial depuis 2011 et il est reconnu au titre de réserve de biosphère depuis 1981 par l'Unesco.
- Sine-Saloum (Wikivoyage)
C'est dans cette région naturelle que se trouve le Parc national du delta du Saloum. […] Villes : Djilor, Fimela, Ndangane, Mar Lodj, Palmarin, Simal.
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