Inner Niger Delta

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Delta Intérieur du Niger
Inland Niger Delta
Location	Sahel area of central Mali
Coordinates	15°12′N 4°6′W / 15.200°N 4.100°W / 15.200; -4.100
Area	4,119,500 ha (15,905 sq mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Delta Intérieur du Niger
Designated	1 February 2004
Reference no.	1365[1]

The Inner Niger Delta, also known as the Macina or Masina,^[2] is the inland river delta of the Niger River. It is an area of fluvial wetlands, lakes and floodplains in the semi-arid Sahel area of central Mali, just south of the Sahara Desert.