Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo–Mississippi Delta, or simply the Delta, is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Clarksdale and Greenville.
Clarksdale
Clarksdale is a town of 15,000 people in the Mississippi Delta. About an hour south of Memphis, this little podunk town draws visitors from all over the world for its blues clubs and blues history.
Greenville
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Greenville is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 30,000 in 2020, making it the ninth largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Washington County.
Yazoo City
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Yazoo City is a city in and the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Indianola and Greenwood.
Indianola
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Indianola is a city in and the county seat of Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta. The population was 10,683 at the 2010 census.
Greenwood
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Greenwood is a city in Mississippi, located at the junction of the rivers Tallahatchie and Yalobusha, from whereon after it's called the Yalobusha. It's known for its extensive cotton production and remembered as one of the centres of conflict during the Civil Rights era.
Cleveland
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Cleveland is a city in Mississippi. It is home to Delta State University. The town is nearly flat, and according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 km², all land. The population as of 2019 was 11,000.
Belzoni
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Belzoni is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. The population was 2,235 at the 2010 census.
Tunica
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Tunica is a town in and the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s when casino gambling was introduced in the area, Tunica had been one of the most impoverished places in the United States.
Mississippi Delta
- Type: marsh
- Description: northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi
- Also known as: “the Delta” and “Yazoo–Mississippi Delta”
- Location: Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
33.8° or 33° 48′ northLongitude of center
-90.4° or 90° 24′ westWikidata ID
Q1426203
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Mississippi Delta” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Mississippi Delta”
- Arabic: “دلتا الميسيسيبي”
- Basque: “Mississippi Delta (eskualdea)”
- Basque: “Mississippi Delta”
- Catalan: “delta del Mississipi”
- Chinese: “密西西比三角洲”
- Czech: “Mississippská delta”
- Danish: “Mississippi-deltaet”
- Dutch: “Mississippi Delta”
- Esperanto: “Misisipa Delto”
- French: “Mississippi Delta”
- German: “Lower Mississippi Delta Region”
- German: “Mississippi Delta”
- German: “Mississippidelta”
- Hebrew: “הדלתא של המיסיסיפי”
- Hebrew: “הדלתא של מיסיסיפי”
- Hebrew: “הדלתה של מיסיסיפי”
- Italian: “Delta del Mississippi”
- Japanese: “ミシシッピ・デルタ”
- Japanese: “ミシシッピデルタ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mississippi Delta”
- Norwegian: “Mississippi Delta”
- Russian: “Дельта Миссисипи”
- Spanish: “Region del Delta del Misisipi”
- Spanish: “Región del Delta del Misisipi”
- Welsh: “Mississippi Delta”
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