Old Towns of Djenné
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Dirkjogt
N 13° 54.230 W 004° 33.180
30P E 332202 N 1537637
The town of Djenné in Mali, West-Africa
Waymark Code: WMC1DG
Location: Mali
Date Posted: 07/14/2011
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Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam. Its traditional houses, of which nearly 2,000 have survived, are built on hillocks (toguere) as protection from the seasonal floods. (source:UNESCO Wold Heritage Centre)
Type: Site
Reference number: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/116
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