Sahelian Mauritania Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Sahelian Mauritania
This semi-arid region extends south ofSaharan Mauritaniato of the Senegal River Valley on the borders withSenegalandMali. Before the droughts of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the relatively lush Senegal River valley ranged from sixteen to thirty kilometres north of the river. By the late 1980s, desertification had reached the northern bank of the river in some parts of the valley. Almost all of the valley's economically active population engages in sedentary agriculture or fishing along the Senegal River and its main tributaries—the Karakoro, the Gorgol, and the Garfa. This area supplies most of the country's agricultural production. Preparations for winter (L'Hivernage) begin earlier here than inSaharan Mauritania, often lasting from June until October. Because farmers and herders depend o
Sahelian Mauritania Travel Guide Sections
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