Inner Niger Delta

Delta Intérieur du Niger
Inland Niger Delta
LocationSahel area of central Mali
Coordinates15°12′N 4°6′W / 15.200°N 4.100°W / 15.200; -4.100
Area4,119,500 ha (15,905 sq mi)
Official nameDelta Intérieur du Niger
Designated1 February 2004
Reference no.1365[1]

The Inner Niger Delta, also known as the Macina or Masina,[2] is the inland river delta of the Niger River. It is an area of fluvial wetlands, lakes and floodplains in the semi-arid Sahel area of central Mali, just south of the Sahara desert.

  1. ^ "Delta Intérieur du Niger". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Term from Fula: Maasina, مَاسِنَ.

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