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Senegal
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Northern Senegal is a region in Senegal composed of the administrative regions of St. Louis, Louga, and Matam.
There are no scheduled flights into the region. Dakar is you most likely point of entry, unless you're coming from Mauritania.
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this former colonial capital is a that attracts many tourists to see its architecture and its huge bird sanctuary
the northernmost town in Senegal
was created for the protection of important sea turtle nesting sites and is an important migratory bird sanctuary, hosting over 160 different species of migratory and sedentary birds, and numerous reptile species, crabs, monkeys and other wildlife
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