| Mali
Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa. You can locate
it on a political
map of Africa.
Information on Mali's geography,
population, government, and economy. Also see
location,
geography, and climate.
Pictures
of Mali.
River
of Sand: documentary of music, culture and
people of Mali.
Learn about the Mali
Empire.
A
brief introduction to the Niger River and the Middle Niger
Region, including the port towns, Jenné
and Timbuktu, and the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliffs to
the east of the Niger.
BBC
country profile of Mali.
Djenne
mosque in Mali.
Timbuktu
Take a look at Jenné's sister city 500 km down the
Niger: Timbuktu
History of Timbuktu.
UNESCO
on Timbuktu
BBC
on Timbuktu
Tuareg
Nomads
Is it possible that there are people who prefer living
in the Sahara and being constantly in search of water to
settled life in a city or town? Amazingly, yes. They are
nomads
by choice.
Insights into African
nomads and their architecture as well as an
example from Mali's
Tuareg camel-herders.
Meet the Tuareg.
The
Dogon
The houses
of the Dogon cling to the cliifs of the Bandiagara
Escarpment, just 100 km east of the Inland Niger Delta.
Dogon
Blacksmiths.
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