Located north of the Gambia and south of the Petite Côte, Sine-Saloum is a region in which were for hundreds of years the kingdoms of Saloum and Sine, the last pre-colonial kingdoms of Senegambia that have survived up to the 20th century. Only in 1969, after the death of their kings, the two kingdoms were incorporated into the new Republic of Senegal, independent since 1960. Their history, geography and culture were intricately linked, so it was common to refer to them as the Sine-Saloum.
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