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Morfil Island (French: Ile à Morfil; lit. "Ivory Island") is an island lying between the River Senegal and the Doué River in northern Senegal. The word Morfil is an antiquated French term for raw ivory. It is separate from the mainland for almost 150 km.[1]

Morfil Island

Ile à Morfil
Morfil Island
Geography
Location	Senegal River, Doué River
Coordinates	16.5835609°N 14.5838357°W / 16.5835609; -14.5838357
Administration
Senegal

Around the 11th century, Morfil was the centre of Tekrur, one of the first Islamic West African states. As such, it was an important centre of trans-Saharan trade. The island later became part of the Ghana Empire, then the Mali Empire, and was finally conquered by the French. The French named the island for the elephants which once roamed the island, but are now locally extinct.[2] The French colonists would use the island for elephant hunting.[1] The main towns on the island are Podor and Saldé [fr].

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[de] Morfil

Morfil, französisch Île à Morfil, zu deutsch: Elfenbeininsel, ist mit 1250 Quadratkilometern die größte Insel des Staates Senegal, eine Flussinsel zwischen dem Senegal-Fluss und einem südlichen Nebenarm, dem Doué, im Norden des Landes an der Grenze zu Mauretanien.

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- [en] Morfil Island

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[es] Morfil

Isla Morfil (en francés: Ile à Morfil,[1] literalmente, "Isla de Marfil") es un isla africana que se encuentra entre el río Senegal y el río Doué en el norte de Senegal.

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[fr] Morfil (île)

Morfil (ou Île à Morfil) est la plus grande île du Sénégal. Elle est située dans le nord du pays, entre le fleuve Sénégal proprement dit et l'un de ses bras secondaires, le Doué.

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[it] Morfil

L'isola Morfil (in francese île à Morfil) è la maggiore isola del Senegal.

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