Ouro Sogui Airport
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Ouro Sogui Airport is an airport
serving Matam
, a city on the Sénégal River
and capital of the Matam Region
in Senegal
. The airport is located southwest of Matam, near the town of Ouro Sogui
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Matam
Matam, Senegal
Matam is a city in northeast Senegal, on the Sénégal River. It is the capital of the Matam Region .- People :Well-known people from the city include footballer Mamadou Niang, politician Samba Diouldé Thiam and writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane, the first mayor ISSA KANE and Hamidou Samba KASSE ...
, a city on the Sénégal River
Sénégal River
The Sénégal River is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.The Sénégal's headwaters are the Semefé and Bafing rivers which both originate in Guinea; they form a small part of the Guinean-Malian border before coming together at Bafoulabé in Mali...
and capital of the Matam Region
Matam Region
Matam is a region of Senegal .It is a stark, flat, arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees made famous in Le Petit Prince...
in Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
. The airport is located southwest of Matam, near the town of Ouro Sogui
Ouro Sogui
Ouro Sogui lies in eastern Senegal on the N2 and N3 roads, just south west of Matam, on the River Senegal. It is an important market town and transport hub....
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