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Merinaghen

Coordinates: 15°58′0″N 15°57′0″W / 15.96667°N 15.95000°W / 15.96667; -15.95000
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Merinaghen, Senegal
Town
The Fort at Merinaghen, engraving c. 1890
The Fort at Merinaghen, engraving c. 1890
Merinaghen, Senegal is located in Senegal
Merinaghen, Senegal
Merinaghen, Senegal
Coordinates: 15°58′0″N 15°57′0″W / 15.96667°N 15.95000°W / 15.96667; -15.95000
Country Senegal
RegionSaint-Louis Region
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Merinaghen (also Merinaghem or Merinaguene) is a locality in Northwest Senegal. A fort was built there in 1822 to facilitate trade along the Sénégal River, and a village survives to this day.

Further reading

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  • (fr) H. Bessac and P. L. Dfkeyser, « Les ruines du Fort Merinaghen en marge de la mise en valeur du Sénégal de 1817 à 1854 », Notes africaines, 1951, p. 18-21