Saint Louis

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Saint Louis

Fisherman's Port

 

bridge to Saint Louis

The Saint Louis region of Senegal sits just off the border with Mauritania. Capital: Saint-Louis.

 

visit the city in a horse drawn wagon

Famous for its cast iron bridge, put in by French colonialists in the 19th century, it is close to the Djoudj National Park, home to thousands of birds, some indigenous to the area.

 

on the ocean

 

formerly an important cargo port

 

along an interior street

 

a mosque
to be built in this location the French required that it look like a church
no minarets

 

 

 

wash day

 

 

 

 

colonial structure

 

 

 

 

fruit seller

 

parade area

 

in front of the Governor's Palace

 

Place Faidherbe

 

statue of the former Governor

 

suburban church

 

University at Saint Louis


Fisherman's Port

Bird Sanctuary Countryside Dakar Fulani People Goree Island Islam in Senegal Pink Lake Saint Louis Salt Harvesting Savannah Shell Village Touba

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