Merinaghen

Merinaghen, Senegal
Town

The Fort at Merinaghen, engraving c. 1890
Merinaghen, Senegal
Coordinates: 15°58′0″N 15°57′0″W / 15.96667°N 15.95000°W / 15.96667; -15.95000Coordinates: 15°58′0″N 15°57′0″W / 15.96667°N 15.95000°W / 15.96667; -15.95000
Country  Senegal
Region Saint-Louis Region
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

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.

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