Fouta Djalo

Fouta Djalo is a mountainous region in west-central Guinea, Africa, known as the “water tower of West Africa” because it is the source of major rivers like the Niger, Senegal, and Gambia. It is a plateau with sandstone formations, characterized by diverse landscapes including savannas, forests, waterfalls, and gorges, and is the homeland of the Peul (Fulɓe) people. Historically, it was the seat of a powerful 18th-century Islamic theocratic state