Saldé

Saldé lies at the eastern end of the Île à Morfil, where branches of the Senegal River meet. Its position made the nearby ford a place of importance when the waters fell. After the Islamic revolution in Futa Toro, the first almamy, Abdul Kader Kane, ordered inhabitants of Pété to guard the crossing against raids from the north. A settlement grew again beside the confluence, known as the salndu, from which Saldé takes its name.