Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
Overview
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.
About Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
The Bandiagara Escarpment is a sandstone cliff in the Dogon country of Mali. It rises about 500 m (1,600 ft) above the lower sandy flats to the south, and has a length of approximately 150 km (90 mi).
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Components(2 locations)
- •Village de Songo516-002
- •La Falaise de Bandiagara516-001
Details
- Countries
- Mali
- ISO Codes
- ML
- Area
- 327,390 ha
- Coordinates
- 14.3333, -3.4167
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