page_title: Futa Tooro
hierarchical_section_title: Futa Tooro
caption_attribution_description: English: The states of the lower Senegal River valley (roughly), circa 1850, before the rise of Umar Tall
context_page_description: Futa Toro, often simply the Futa, is a semidesert region around the middle run of the Senegal River. This region is along the border of Senegal and Mauritania. It is well watered and fertile close to the river, but the interior parts of the region away from the river is porous, dry and infertile. This region is historically significant for the Islamic theocracies, Fulani states, jihad armies and migrants for Fouta Djallon that emerged from here.
context_section_description: Futa Toro (Wolof and Fula: Fuuta Tooro; French: Fouta-Toro), often simply the Futa, is a semidesert region around the middle run of the Senegal River. This region is along the border of Senegal and Mauritania. It is well watered and fertile close to the river, but the interior parts of the region away from the river is porous, dry and infertile. This region is historically significant for the Islamic theocracies, Fulani states, jihad armies and migrants for Fouta Djallon that emerged from here.
caption: Futa Toro and neighbors, c. 19th century.
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