Ségou

E219985

Ségou is a historic city in central Mali known for its role as a former Bambara kingdom capital, its Niger River location, and its rich cultural and artistic heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Ségou canonical 4

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune
administrativeCenterOf Ségou Region
colonialPower France
continent Africa
country Mali
distanceFrom Bamako
distanceFromBamako_km approximately 235
economyBasedOn agriculture
fishing
river trade
ethnicGroupPresent Bambara
Bozo
formerCapitalOf Bamana Kingdom
Bambara Empire
hasArtForm bogolan (mud cloth) production
traditional pottery
wood carving
hasClimate semi-arid
hasCulturalEvent Festival sur le Niger
hasFunction cultural center of Mali
regional commercial center
hasHeritageType Hausa architecture
surface form: Sudano-Sahelian architecture
hasNearbyFeature Niger River islands
hasUrbanType river port town
historicalEra precolonial West Africa
historicalEvent expansion of the Bambara kingdom in the 18th century
historicalRuler Biton Coulibaly
Ngolo Diarra
knownFor artistic heritage
historic role in the Bambara kingdom
music and festivals
rich cultural heritage
traditional mud-brick architecture
languageUsed Bambara
French
locatedIn Ségou Region
central Mali
locatedInTimeZone UTC+0
locatedOnRiver Niger River
locatedOnTransportRoute road between Bamako and Mopti
partOf Sahel
surface form: Sahel region
religionPracticed Islam
traditional African religions
riverFeature floodplain of the Niger River
urbanPlanningFeature traditional quarters along the riverbank

Referenced by (4)

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Mali containsCity Ségou
Angoulême twinnedWith Ségou
Oxmo Puccino placeOfBirth Ségou