The African Sahel | Gallery | Its peoples, cultures and landcapes

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:06 PM

The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudanian Savannas in the south. It stretches across the north of the African continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Nile River. The Arabic word sāḥil ساحل literally means "shore, coast", describing the appearance of the vegetation of the Sahel as a coastline delimiting the sand of the Sahara.

The traditional Sahel covers parts of the territory of (from west to east) Senegal, southern Mauritania, most of Mali, northern Burkina Faso, most of Niger, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, middle belt of Chad, (some include Southern Algeria, parts of Sudan see Darfur). In these countries the Sahel has attracted a population as varied as its environment. Some are semi-nomadic cattle herders, moving with the seasonal flooding of the Niger or Senegal River for ex. Others are farmers, making out a living from millet and sorghum. The border with the Sahara and the Sudanic zone is fluid and many of the people found in one region can be found in the other. But many groups owe their culture strictly to the Sahel.

Over the history of the Western Sudan region the region has been home to some of the most advanced kingdoms benefiting from trade across the desert. Collectively these states are known as the Sahelian kingdoms. The historical Western Sudan had no fixed geopolitical boundaries or singular ethnic or national identities.Consequently historical Western Sudan overlaps in culture, history and ethnicities with the core Sahel.The Sahel states were limited from expanding south into the forest zone of the Ashanti and Yoruba as mounted warriors were all but useless in the forests and the horses and camels could not survive the heat and diseases of the region.

General information:
• Ethnic Groups : Wolof, Hausa, Fulani, Songhay, Daza, Soninke, Mossi, Malinke, Kanuri, Zaghawa, Bambara and many more
• Major languages: Songhay, Soninké, , Bambara, Hausa, Arabic, Fulani, Malinké, Wolof, Moré, Zarma and many more
• Major religion: Islam

If you have nice pictures of The Sahel, you are welcome to post them here.
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Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:08 PM

SAHEL ZONE

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:08 PM

SAHEL MARKET SCENE
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Nouakchott, Mauritania #19 by Mauricio Abreu, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:10 PM

famous senegalese singer Baaba Maal in southern Mauritania
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Halima Sneiba talks to Baaba Maal in Mauritania by Oxfam International, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:13 PM

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Baaba Maal speaks to a community in southern Mauritania by Oxfam International, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:17 PM

villagers in northern Nigeria
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Nigeria 0058 by Sightsavers, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:18 PM

NORTHERN SENEGAL IN 1977
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1977.022 SENEGAL région du fleuve - caravannes de dromadaires by alainmichot93 (gros Pb de réseau), on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:20 PM

Tombuktu, northern Mali
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Tombouctou/Timbuktu by Gabriel_T, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:20 PM

men in Timbuktu, northern Mali
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Tombouctou men by TexasFjord, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:21 PM

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Tombouctou by Johanne la photographe, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:22 PM

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Tombouctou by picturec, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:23 PM

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#14 Mauritanie by [ john ], on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:23 PM

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#16 Mauritanie by [ john ], on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:24 PM

MAN IN MAATA MOULANA, MAURITANIA
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pict1262.jpg by nebedaay, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:25 PM

TYPICAL SOUTHERN MAURITANIAN VILLAGE
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pict1244.jpg by nebedaay, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:27 PM

SAHEL VILLAGE STREET IN NORTHERN SENEGAL
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street by ckirkley, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:29 PM

SENEGALESE PEOPLE
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Untitled by Carobacle, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:32 PM

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atar - mauritania - 01 by Florence Canal, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:33 PM

MALIAN READING THE QURAN
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Mali by alesdemar, on Flickr

Hadrami · February 25th, 2012, 05:34 PM

MALIANS STUDYING THE QURAN IN DJENNE
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studying Koran in Djenné - Mali by Frank Janssens, on Flickr

February 25th, 2012, 05:08 PM	#2
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	SAHEL ZONE __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:10 PM	#4
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	famous senegalese singer Baaba Maal in southern Mauritania image hosted on flickr Halima Sneiba talks to Baaba Maal in Mauritania by Oxfam International, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread Last edited by Hadrami; June 9th, 2012 at 04:40 PM.

February 25th, 2012, 05:13 PM	#5
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	... image hosted on flickr Baaba Maal speaks to a community in southern Mauritania by Oxfam International, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread Last edited by Hadrami; June 9th, 2012 at 04:40 PM.

February 25th, 2012, 05:17 PM	#6
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	villagers in northern Nigeria image hosted on flickr Nigeria 0058 by Sightsavers, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread Last edited by Hadrami; June 9th, 2012 at 04:41 PM.

February 25th, 2012, 05:18 PM	#7
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	NORTHERN SENEGAL IN 1977 image hosted on flickr 1977.022 SENEGAL région du fleuve - caravannes de dromadaires by alainmichot93 (gros Pb de réseau), on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:06 PM	#1
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	The African Sahel \| Gallery \| Its peoples, cultures and landcapes The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudanian Savannas in the south. It stretches across the north of the African continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Nile River. The Arabic word sāḥil ساحل literally means "shore, coast", describing the appearance of the vegetation of the Sahel as a coastline delimiting the sand of the Sahara. The traditional Sahel covers parts of the territory of (from west to east) Senegal, southern Mauritania, most of Mali, northern Burkina Faso, most of Niger, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, middle belt of Chad, (some include Southern Algeria, parts of Sudan see Darfur). In these countries the Sahel has attracted a population as varied as its environment. Some are semi-nomadic cattle herders, moving with the seasonal flooding of the Niger or Senegal River for ex. Others are farmers, making out a living from millet and sorghum. The border with the Sahara and the Sudanic zone is fluid and many of the people found in one region can be found in the other. But many groups owe their culture strictly to the Sahel. Over the history of the Western Sudan region the region has been home to some of the most advanced kingdoms benefiting from trade across the desert. Collectively these states are known as the Sahelian kingdoms. The historical Western Sudan had no fixed geopolitical boundaries or singular ethnic or national identities.Consequently historical Western Sudan overlaps in culture, history and ethnicities with the core Sahel.The Sahel states were limited from expanding south into the forest zone of the Ashanti and Yoruba as mounted warriors were all but useless in the forests and the horses and camels could not survive the heat and diseases of the region. General information: • Ethnic Groups : Wolof, Hausa, Fulani, Songhay, Daza, Soninke, Mossi, Malinke, Kanuri, Zaghawa, Bambara and many more • Major languages: Songhay, Soninké, , Bambara, Hausa, Arabic, Fulani, Malinké, Wolof, Moré, Zarma and many more • Major religion: Islam If you have nice pictures of The Sahel, you are welcome to post them here. __________________ __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread Last edited by Hadrami; June 2nd, 2012 at 10:07 PM.

February 25th, 2012, 05:20 PM	#8
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	Tombuktu, northern Mali image hosted on flickr Tombouctou/Timbuktu by Gabriel_T, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread Last edited by Hadrami; June 9th, 2012 at 04:41 PM.

February 25th, 2012, 05:21 PM	#10
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	image hosted on flickr Tombouctou by Johanne la photographe, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:22 PM	#11
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	image hosted on flickr Tombouctou by picturec, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:23 PM	#12
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	image hosted on flickr #14 Mauritanie by [ john ], on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:23 PM	#13
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	image hosted on flickr #16 Mauritanie by [ john ], on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:24 PM	#14
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	MAN IN MAATA MOULANA, MAURITANIA image hosted on flickr pict1262.jpg by nebedaay, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:25 PM	#15
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	TYPICAL SOUTHERN MAURITANIAN VILLAGE image hosted on flickr pict1244.jpg by nebedaay, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:27 PM	#16
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	SAHEL VILLAGE STREET IN NORTHERN SENEGAL image hosted on flickr street by ckirkley, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:29 PM	#17
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	SENEGALESE PEOPLE image hosted on flickr Untitled by Carobacle, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:32 PM	#18
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February 25th, 2012, 05:33 PM	#19
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	MALIAN READING THE QURAN image hosted on flickr Mali by alesdemar, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

February 25th, 2012, 05:34 PM	#20
Hadrami Free Agent Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,979 Likes (Received): 210	MALIANS STUDYING THE QURAN IN DJENNE image hosted on flickr studying Koran in Djenné - Mali by Frank Janssens, on Flickr __________________ check out:The African Sahel thread

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