Bandiagara
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Bandiagara 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 Bandiagar
Bandiagara
The 19th century Maison toucouleurs in Bandiagara. Part of the Bandiagara Escarpment World Heritage Site in Mali
Market stalls in town
Dogon men
Bandiagara Escarpment
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The Bandiagara Escarpment is a sandstone cliff in the Dogon country of Mali. It rises about 500 m above the lower sandy flats to the south, and has a length of approximately 150 km.
Bandiagara
…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, an isolate used mainly as an anti-language; it has the highest point of the country…
The Bandiagara Escarpment from Banimoto
Remnant dwellings of the ancient Tellem people in the background, above the abandoned Dogon village; a mud mosque of the modern-day Dogon village is visible in the foreground
A partial view of the Bandiagara Escarpment
Door of the Hogon box of Sangha, Mali.