Senegal River relates the legend that both the Senegal and the Egyptian Nile were branches of the Biblical Gihon River that stems from the Garden of Eden and flows through Ethiopia. He also notes that the Senegal was called "the Niger" by the ancients - probably a reference to Ptolemy's legendary 'Nigir' (Νιγειρ) (below the Gir), which would be later identified by Leo Africanus with the modern Niger River. Much the same story is repeated by Marmol in 1573, with the additional note that both the Senegal River and Gambia River were tributaries of the Niger River. However, the contemporary African atlas
Pout, Senegal Pout, Senegal Pout is a town with commune status in Thiès Department in Thiès Region of Senegal. Its population in 2013 was 23,728. It stands on the side of the N2 road, giving easy access to the large towns of Dakar and Saint-Louis. The town, in an area traditionally peopled by Sereer, has developed rapidly as a result of industrialisation. It was made a "commune de ville" in 1990. Surrounded by forest, it is also a vegetable and fruit growing area where mangos, mandarins and oranges are produced. The industrial activity includes agricultural machine fabrication, salt and cement production and