The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardie region of France.
The Somme was the site of many great battles in World War I and the department is home to a number of military cemeteries and to several major monuments commemorating the many soldiers from various countries who died on its battlefields.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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