Niger Bend
E530757
Niger Bend is the wide, northward arc of the Niger River in Mali that creates a fertile, historically significant region encompassing cities like Gao and Timbuktu.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
river bend ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
millet
ⓘ
rice ⓘ sorghum ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| directionOfArc | northward ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ riverine trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Fulani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuareg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
fertile floodplain
ⓘ
irrigated fields ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Diré
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mopti NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of medieval West African empires
ⓘ
important Islamic scholarship center ⓘ major trans-Saharan trade crossroads ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole |
area of reduced river gradient
ⓘ
transition zone between upper and middle Niger ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Timbuktu as a center of learning
ⓘ
historic caravan routes ⓘ riverine oases in the Sahel ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Songhay languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamasheq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyDesert | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| shape | wide arc ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Republic of Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Gao Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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