Elinkine (also called Elinlin or Elinkinde) is a town in

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Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

, located at the mouth of the

Casamance River The Casamance River () flows westward for the most part into the Atlantic Ocean along a path about in length. However, only are navigable. The Casamance is the principal river of the Kolda, Sédhiou, and Ziguinchor Regions in the southern por ...

, from

Oussouye Oussouye (or Husuy in JolaWilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.) is an urban commune in the Ouss ...

History

A treaty between France and the leaders of Kagnout took place in Elinkine on March 25, 1851, resulting in the

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of the island of

Carabane Carabane, also known as Karabane, is an island and a village located in the extreme south-west of Senegal, in the mouth of the Casamance River. This relatively recent geological formation consists of a shoal and alluvium to which soil is added ...

to France. The well of

Umar Tall Hadji Oumarûl Foutiyou Tall (Umar ibn Sa'id al-Futi Tal, ar, حاج عمر بن سعيد طعل), ( – 1864 CE), born in Futa Tooro, present day Senegal, was a West African political leader, Islamic scholar, Tijani Sufi and Toucoule ...

was classified as a historic monument in 2003.

Administration

The village is part of the rural community of

Mlomp Mlomp is a rural community and village in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal in the Casamance, situated approximately south-west of Ziguinchor. As of 2000, it had a population of 7,628, rising to around 8,500 in 2006. Most inhabitants are of Diol ...

, Loudia Ouoloff,

Ziguinchor Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000 (2007 estimate). I ...

Geography

The nearest towns are

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, Sifoka,

Samatit Samatit is a village in the rural community of Mlomp, Loudia Ouoloff, Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Casamance. Geography The nearest towns are Carabane, Kagnout, Loudia Diola, Elinkine Elinkine (also called Elinlin or Elinkinde) is a town in Casaman ...

, Santiaba Ouolof, and Tamani.

Population

According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 339 people and 47 households in Elinkine.

Economy

This small fishing port is a popular tourist location. This is partially because of its beach, but also because it is the embarkation point for the island of

Bibliography

External links

Maps, weather and airports for Elinkine

Elinkine on the PEPAM website

Elinkine on the SEM website
{Dead link, date=August 2019 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Populated places in Ziguinchor Region