Matam (Hassaniya Arabic: ماتام; Wolof: Mataam) is the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east Senegal, and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with Mauritania.

In 1996, the Upper Senegal River Valley, stretching from Matam to Diamou in Mali was cited as one of the poorest and most inaccessible regions in the western Sahel.

[2] Matam has phosphate mines in the vicinity.

[3] Matam has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh in Köppen climate classification), closely bordring on desert climate(BWh), with little to no rainfall in all months except July, August and September.

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