Dindefelo

Dindéfelo
Dinndéfélou
Town
Dindéfelo
Coordinates: 12°23′0″N 12°19′0″W / 12.38333°N 12.31667°W / 12.38333; -12.31667Coordinates: 12°23′0″N 12°19′0″W / 12.38333°N 12.31667°W / 12.38333; -12.31667
Country  Senegal
Region Kédougou Region
Department Kédougou
Arrondissement Bandafassi Arrondissement
Elevation 405 m (1,332 ft)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
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Dindéfelo (var. Dinndéfélou) is a village near Segou in southeast Senegal. It is home to the tourist attraction and park at Dindefelo Falls which can be reached by following a creek-side trail to the south. The town is 38 km southeast of Kedougou, 6 km from the town of Segou Senegal, and was historically a part of Kedougou kingdom in the Senegalese foothills of the Fouta Djallon mountains.[2] The region is traditionally home to the Bassari people.[3]

References

  1. Dinndefelou, Senegal Page. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004. Accessed 2009-06-06.
  2. Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire:1970. Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. p. 560, 562, 563.
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