Matam Region
Matam is a region of Senegal.
It is a stark, flat, arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees. Matam is populated by the tall Pulaar-speaking Toucouleur people who brought Islam to Senegal in the 11th century and gave us the music of Baaba Maal in the 21st century.Departments
Matam region is divided into 3 departments:
Matam is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.Cities and Villages
