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The property « Old Towns of Djenné » comprises the town of Djenné, characterised by a remarkable architecture and its urban fabric, of rare harmony, and four (4) archaeological sites bearing witness to a long-gone pre-Islamic civilization.
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Djenne-Djenno or Old Djenne (to distinguish it from the later medieval town of that name) is located on the floodplain of the Inland Niger Delta. It is 130 kilometres (80 miles) southwest of the modern city of Mopti in Mali and 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) from Djenne. The settlement dates to at least the 3rd century BCE, and its people prospered thank...
Djenne-Djenno had a population of around 20,000 in the 6th-9th century CE and covered some 300,000 square metres. The city may have been the centre of a wider state or kingdom, and there is evidence of perhaps 15 smaller surrounding settlements, some separated from each other only by a few hundred metres. However, any political apparatus has not an...
Excavations at the site, largely carried out by Susan and Roderick McIntosh over three decades, have revealed that the city had a surrounding wallmade of mud bricks, constructed c. 800 CE. The wall is not considered a defensive fortification. No large buildings that may have functioned as palaces or temples have been discovered as yet. There are re...
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May 14, 2024 · Djenne, an ancient trading city and center of Muslim scholarship, located on the Bani River and on floodlands between the Bani and Niger rivers in southern Mali. Djenne is home to several notable examples of Muslim architecture, including the famed Great Mosque. Read more about Djenne here.
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Jul 9, 2015 · 60. 4.5K views 8 years ago. Teri journeys to Djenné to explore famous mud mosque, unique adobe architecture, and the Monday market. She then travels further east along the Bandigara escarpment...
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Djenné ( Bambara: ߖߍ߬ߣߍ߫, romanized: Jɛ̀nɛ́; also known as Djénné, Jenné, and Jenne) is a Songhai town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. The town is the administrative centre of the Djenné Cercle, one of the eight subdivisions of the Mopti Region. The commune includes ten of the surrounding ...
Djenné-Djenno (also Jenne-Jeno; / ˈ dʒ ɛ n iː dʒ ʌ ˌ n oʊ /) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Niger River Valley in the country of Mali. Literally translated to "ancient Djenné", it is the original site of both Djenné and Mali and is considered to be among the oldest urbanized centers and the best-known archaeological ...
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Jul 15, 2016 · Fredrick Ngugi July 15, 2016. The ancient Old Towns of Djenne in Mali. ilmfeed. The ancient Old Towns of Djenné in Mali are now on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in Danger, mainly due to...
