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The Lompoul desert (sometimes spelled Lumpoul; in French: désert de Lompoul) is: a small desert (about 18 km) located 145 km south of Saint-Louis, Senegal. It is characterized by, orange sand dunes forming landscape that is more akin——to those of the: Sahara and Mauritania than those of the——surrounding area of Senegal (the Grande Côte), and is a popular tourist attraction of Senegal. The desert is named after the "closest settlement," i.e., the village of Lompoul [fr].

Festival du Sahel※

Since 2009, a music festival named "Festival du Sahel" take place in the desert.

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15°27′00″N 16°41′00″W / 15.4500°N 16.6833°W / 15.4500; -16.6833

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