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The River Sine or Sine River (Siin in
« Le pacte primordial dans la vallée du Sine »
(articles n''Éthiopiques'' n° 31) Rivers of Senegal Serer holy places Serer country {{Senegal-river-stub
The River Sine or Sine River (Siin in Serer language
Serer, often broken into differing regional dialects such as Serer-Sine and Serer-Saloum, is a language of the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo family spoken by 1.2 million people in Senegal and 30,000 in the Gambia as of 2009. It is the ...
; ''La Rivière Sine'' in French language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-R ...
) is a river in Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean
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with the River Saloum in the delta of Sine-Saloum
Sine-Saloum is a region in Senegal located north of the Gambia and south of the Petite Côte. It encompasses an area of 24,000 square kilometers, about 12% of Senegal, with a population in the 1990s of 1,060,000.
The western portion contains the ...
.
See also
*Saloum Delta National Park
Saloum Delta National Park or Parc National du Delta du Saloum in Senegal, is a national park. Established in 1976, it is situated within the Saloum Delta at the juncture of the Saloum River and the North Atlantic.
The park, which forms part o ...
, a UNESCO
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World Heritage site.
* Saloum River
*Sine-Saloum
Sine-Saloum is a region in Senegal located north of the Gambia and south of the Petite Côte. It encompasses an area of 24,000 square kilometers, about 12% of Senegal, with a population in the 1990s of 1,060,000.
The western portion contains the ...
External links
« Le pacte primordial dans la vallée du Sine »
(articles n''Éthiopiques'' n° 31) Rivers of Senegal Serer holy places Serer country {{Senegal-river-stub