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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of western Africa rising in western Mali and flowing about 1,640 km (1,020 mi) generally northwest and west along the Mauritania-Senegal border to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mauritania's major environmental issues include: overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought, which are contributing to desertification; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal River, which is the only perennial river; and, locust infestation.
Mauritania 2009
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The Wolof and Bamara people from the Senegal River delivered the melismatic singing and stringed instrumentation that led to the banjo and the blues.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Most of the population is concentrated in the coastal cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country
Mauritania 2009
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Its lowest point is the Senegal River (23 metres) and its highest point is Hombori Tondo (1,155 metres).
Mali 2009
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Malilowest point: Senegal River 23 m highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m
Elevation extremes 2008
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Mauritaniamost of the population concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country
Geography-note 2008
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Senegal River 23 m highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m
Mali 2008
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The Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise built a temporary dam just upstream at Kheune to prevent salt water flowing up the Senegal River in the dry season which reduced the supply of fresh water to Djoudj but the 1984 flood swept it away and Djoudj was replenished normally.
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Over the last two decades, reservoir development in tropical areas, particularly in Africa, has exacerbated water-related diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, guinea worm and schistosomiasis, for example in the Senegal River basin [82].
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Geographynote: most of the population concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country
Mauritania 2008
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