Casamance
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Casamance is the area of Senegal south of the Gambia, including the Casamance River. It consists of the Lower Casamance and the Upper Casamance. The largest city of Casamance is Ziguinchor.
Woman working in a paddy field
Ziguinchor
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Ziguinchor 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 214,874. It is the eighth lar
Casamance
…Casamança—i.e. Ziguinchor Region) and the Upper Casamance (Haute Casamance, Alta Casamança—i.e. Kolda and Sédhiou Regions). The largest city of Casamance is Ziguinchor. The most widely accepted explanation is that Casamance derives from the Manding expression Kasa mansa, meaning “King of Kasa”. The name refers to the…
Downtown of Ziguinchor
Port of Ziguinchor
The ferry terminal
View on Casamance River