Merinaghen (also Merinaghem or Merinaguene) is a locality in Northwest Senegal. A fort was built there in 1822 to facilitate trade along the Sénégal River, and a village survives to this day.

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Merinaghen, Senegal
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The Fort at Merinaghen, engraving c. 1890
Merinaghen, Senegal
Coordinates: 15°58′0″N 15°57′0″W
Country	Senegal
Region	Saint-Louis Region
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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• (fr) H. Bessac and P. L. Dfkeyser, « Les ruines du Fort Merinaghen en marge de la mise en valeur du Sénégal de 1817 à 1854 », Notes africaines, 1951, p. 18-21

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