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Bandiagara
Mopti, Mali · Africa
About Bandiagara
Bandiagara sits on the route: 35 minutes from Bankass.
Bandiagara is in Mopti, Mali, with about 26,000 people. The nearest town is Bankass, about 32 km away.
Bandiagara (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃djaɡaʁa]) is a small town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of Mali. The name translates roughly to "large eating bowl"—referring to the communal bowl meals are served in. Mainly on its Bandiagara Escarpment it has about 2,000 speakers of the vibrant Bangime language, anRead more
isolate used mainly as an anti-language; it has the highest point of the country.
Bandiagara is 65 km east-southeast of Mopti. A seasonal river, the Yamé, flows in a northeasterly direction through the town. The population includes a number of different ethnic groups including Dogons, Fulani and Bambaras.
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Bandiagara is in Mopti, Mali, about 32 km from Bankass.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,460
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Mali
- Region
- Mopti
- Timezone
- Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates
- 14.3500, -3.6104
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