Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
Posted by: Dirkjogt
N 14° 19.599 W 003° 25.001
30P E 455066 N 1583893
The Cliff of Bandiagara in the Dogon Valley, Mali, West-Africa
Waymark Code: WMC1DH
Location: Mali
Date Posted: 07/14/2011
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The Bandiagara site is an outstanding landscape of cliffs and sandy plateaux with some beautiful architecture (houses, granaries, altars, sanctuaries and Togu Na, or communal meeting-places). Several age-old social traditions live on in the region (masks, feasts, rituals, and ceremonies involving ancestor worship). The geological, archaeological and ethnological interest, together with the landscape, make the Bandiagara plateau one of West Africa's most impressive sites. (source:UNESCO Wold Heritage Centre)
Type: Site
Reference number: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/516
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