Bandiagara Escarpment
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The Bandiagara Escarpment is a dramatic sandstone cliff region in central Mali renowned for its ancient cliff dwellings, cultural heritage of the Dogon people, and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bandiagara Escarpment canonical | 3 |
| Bandiagara | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural landscape ⓘ escarpment ⓘ |
| area | about 400,000 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Dogon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | about 400,000 hectares ⓘ |
| climate | Sahelian ⓘ |
| contains |
Dogon villages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient granaries ⓘ burial caves ⓘ ritual sites ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | sandstone ⓘ |
| governedBy | Malian cultural heritage laws ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Dogon agricultural practices
ⓘ
Dogon cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ Dogon mask rituals ⓘ traditional Dogon architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliff dwellings
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ rock shelters ⓘ sandy plains ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 150 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMaximumHeight | about 500 metres ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Dogon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dogon cultural traditions
ⓘ
ancient cliff dwellings ⓘ archaeological remains of Tellem culture ⓘ dramatic sandstone cliffs ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Mopti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Bandiagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahel region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyInhabitedBy |
Tellem people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toloy people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
erosion ⓘ unregulated tourism ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
trekking tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | mixed cultural and natural site ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(v)
ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignation | Bandiagara Escarpment (Land of the Dogons) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageId | 516 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 1989 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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Bandiagara