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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Djenné canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| 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)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.