Mauritanians in Senegal

Mauritanians in Senegal
In this November 2011 photo, Mauritanian refugee students at Thiabakh elementary school sit in the classroom in Ndioum Arrondissement, Podor Department, Saint-Louis Region, Senegal.
Regions with significant populations
Dagana · Podor · Matam · Bakel
Religion
Sunni Islam

There is a large community of Mauritanians in Senegal, including tens of thousands of black Mauritanians expelled by their own government during a 1989 border incident.