Ségou
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.