SENEGAL ~ Casamance Region ~

... African little gem nr 2... these lush tropical landscapes are watered by the graceful, winding Casamance River... a picturesque and wildlife-rich landscape... alleys, old trading houses, and a colonial character sets Casamance apart from almost anywhere else in the country...  tourism is less developed here but there’s plenty of reason for a visit... with huge draws including the long and deserted white sand beaches, lush vegetation, rice fields, savannah... in the past the area has suffered from a decades-old separatist conflict, now largely dormant... Big Thanks Benny!!【ツ】

Casamance Region is an enclave territory in southern Senegal south of  Gambia including the Casamance River.  It consists of the Lower Casamance and the Upper Casamance Region. The largest city of Casamance is Ziguinchor.

The region  is named after the 320 kilometer-long river of the same name and  homeland of the  independent Diola people.

Stamps: 

The 24th Paris-Dakar Rally
(Issued 13-01-2003)

 The 100th Anniversary of the Beginning of World War I
 (Issued 20-08-2014)