- Bandiagara
Bandiagara is a city in the Malian "Dogon Country." Pronounced /Ban'yə'gar'ə/, the name translates roughly to "large eating bowl" -- referring to the communal bowl meals are served in.
Bandiagara is east south east of
Mopti , some 63 km east of theSévaré crossroads. It is home to several distinct, cohabitingethnic group s, the Fulas, Dogons,Bambara s,Malinké . Administratively it is part of theMopti Region .History
Bandiagara is said to have been founded in 1770 by Nangabanu Tembély, a Dogon hunter.
In 1864,
Tidiani Tall , El Hadj Umar Tall's nephew and successor, chose Bandiagara as capital of theToucouleur empire .It is also Malian author
Amadou Hampâté Bâ 's place of birth.ee also
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Bandiagara Escarpment External links
* [http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?CID=31&ID_SITE=516&l=en UNESCO site about the Cliff of Bandiagara]
* [http://dogon-guide.com Dogon Country]References
*This article was originally based on the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia, accessed April 9, 2005. Additional reference was made to this article on Dec. 14, 2006.
*B.O. Oloruntimeehin. The Segu Tukulor Empire. Humanities Press, New York (1972). SBN 391002066
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