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Historic Villages in Bandiagara Escarpment
Historic Villages in Bandiagara Escarpment
Historic Villages in Bandiagara Escarpment
Bandiagara Escarpment is an area of cliffs and sandy plateaus that includes a group of architectural features such as villages, houses, granaries, gathering places, and others. The area of the escarpment is located in Dogon country, a region of eastern Mali, in Mopti Region, populated mainly by the Dogon people. The villages of the Dogon country consist mainly of many granaries with thatched roofs, in addition to the houses, that is, the large family house, which was often composed of two level. The oldest history of the region dates back to the 11th century AD when it was inhabited by the Tellem people, before the arrival of the Dogon people in the 14th century AD.
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Country: Mali
District: Mopti Region
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 11th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Tellem People
Later Cultures: Dogon People
Site Features: Dogon People Monuments
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Part of: Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
Date of Inscription: 1989
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Elevation: 518 m
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