Djenné

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Djenné is an ancient Malian town renowned for its mud-brick architecture and historic Great Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most famous examples of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.

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Djenné canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
town
annualEvent mosque replastering festival
architectureStyle Sudano-Sahelian NERFINISHED
buildingMaterial adobe
sun-dried mud bricks
climate semi-arid
continent Africa
country Mali
Djenné-DjenoLocatedTo southwest
elevation about 270 meters
foundedInCentury 13th century
governingCountryCapital Bamako NERFINISHED
heritageCriteria (iii)
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heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRole center of Islamic learning
trans-Saharan trade hub
includes Great Mosque of Djenné NERFINISHED
historic town center
knownFor Great Mosque of Djenné NERFINISHED
Sudano-Sahelian architecture
historic urban fabric
mud-brick architecture
language Bambara NERFINISHED
Songhay languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Inland Niger Delta NERFINISHED
Mopti Region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Niger River NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Bani River NERFINISHED
partOf Sahel NERFINISHED
populationEstimate tens of thousands
predecessorSettlement Djenné-Djeno NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
trade
regionCapital Mopti NERFINISHED
regionType floodplain town
religion Islam (majority)
religiousBuilding Great Mosque of Djenné NERFINISHED
tradedGoods gold
kolanuts
salt
slaves
UNESCOSiteName Old Towns of Djenné NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1988

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