Lompoul desert

The Lompoul desert (sometimes spelled Lumpoul; in French: désert de Lompoul) is a small desert (about 18 km²) located 145 km south of Saint-Louis, Senegal.^[1] It is characterized by orange sand dunes forming a landscape that is more akin to those of the Sahara and Mauritania than those of the surrounding area of Senegal (the Grande Côte),^[2] and is a popular tourist attraction of Senegal. The desert is named after the closest settlement, i.e., the village of Lompoul [fr].

Festival du Sahel

Since 2009, a music festival named "Festival du Sahel" take place in the desert.^[3]

Footnotes

^ Lompoul Travel Guide Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ Korité and Camels
^ Presentation Festivaldusahel.com

15°27′00″N 16°41′00″W / 15.4500°N 16.6833°W / 15.4500; -16.6833

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[1] Lompoul Travel Guide Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Korité and Camels

[3] Presentation Festivaldusahel.com