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It was once a center of Islamic learning. Now Mali's historic city of Djenné mourns lack of visitors
DJENNE, Mali — Kola Bah used to earn a living as a tour guide in Mali's historic city of Djenné, once a center of Islamic learning known for the sprawling mud-brick mosque that has been on the ...
In close co-operation with the village populations adjacent to the archaeological sites, and the administrative offices, the Cultural Mission of Djenne has carried out, since 1994, information, ...
Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam.
2015 39COM 7B.41 - Old Towns of Djenné (Mali) (C 116 rev) 2014 38COM 7B.50 - Old Towns of Djenné (Mali) (C 116 rev) 2013 37COM 7B.41 - Old Towns of Djenné (Mali) (C 116 rev) 2012 36COM 7B.44 - Old ...
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