Allahein
| Allahein | ||
.jpg) Allahein, near Darsilami |
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West Africa Gambia Senegal 
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| River system | Allahein | |
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Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 13 ° 2 ′ 26 " N , 16 ° 44 ′ 20" W 13 ° 2 ′ 26 " N , 16 ° 44 ′ 20" W |
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0 m
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| length | 45 km | |
| Small towns | Kartong , darsilami | |
The Allahein (spelling variant: Halahein ; name variant: San Pedro [rare], probably the old Portuguese name) is a small river in the West African state of Gambia .
geography
The Allahein rises in the West Coast region , near Brikama , the second largest city in Gambia. From there it flows with a length of 45 kilometers in a south-westerly direction until it reaches the coordinate 13 ° 2 ' N , 16 ° 44' W , which is also Gambia's southernmost point, near the town of Kartong , with a width of about 150 meters in the Atlantic Ocean flows .
For most of the river it represents the border river to the state of Senegal . There are mangrove forests in the winding course of the last 30 kilometers of the river to the sea .
Web links
Commons : Allahein - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Allahein to Kartong coast www.birdlife.org (English)
- Maritime Boundary: The Gambia-Senegal (PDF, English; 2.5 MB)