The Old Towns of Djenné is a World Heritage site in Mali defined by the UNESCO in 1988 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 587 (229, 399) in our monthly survey..
"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."
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