Dindefelo

Dindéfelo Dinndéfélou
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Dindéfelo
Coordinates: 12°23′0″N 12°19′0″W / 12.383333°N 12.316667°W / 12.383333; -12.316667Coordinates: 12°23′0″N 12°19′0″W / 12.383333°N 12.316667°W / 12.383333; -12.316667
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. ^ *Andrew Burke, David Else. The Gambia & Senegal. Lonely Planet, (2002) ISBN 1740591372. p. 291-92
3. ^ Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire:1970. Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. p. 560, 562, 563.