Matam
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Matam is a historic town in northeastern Senegal that served as an important center in the Futa Tooro region along the Senegal River.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| bordersCountryAcrossRiver | Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ riverine agriculture ⓘ |
| hasFunction | administrative center of Matam Region ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | Sahelian climate ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBorder | Senegal–Mauritania border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportFeature | river crossing on the Senegal River ⓘ |
| historicalRole | center of Halpulaar (Fula/Toucouleur) culture in Futa Tooro ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| isRegionalCapital | true ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Pulaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Senegal ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Futa Tooro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubnationalEntity | northern Senegal ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Senegal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAdministrativeRegion | Matam Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInRegion | important center in Futa Tooro ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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