Djenné

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Djenné is an ancient Malian town renowned for its mud-brick architecture and historic Great Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most famous examples of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
town ⓘ
annualEvent mosque replastering festival ⓘ
architectureStyle Sudano-Sahelian ⓘ
buildingMaterial adobe ⓘ
sun-dried mud bricks ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Mali ⓘ
Djenné-DjenoLocatedTo southwest ⓘ
elevation about 270 meters ⓘ
foundedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
governingCountryCapital Bamako ⓘ
heritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalRole center of Islamic learning ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade hub ⓘ
includes Great Mosque of Djenné ⓘ
historic town center ⓘ
knownFor Great Mosque of Djenné ⓘ
Sudano-Sahelian architecture ⓘ
historic urban fabric ⓘ
mud-brick architecture ⓘ
language Bambara ⓘ
Songhay languages ⓘ
locatedIn Inland Niger Delta ⓘ
linked to: Inner Niger Delta

Mopti Region ⓘ
locatedNear Niger River ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Bani River ⓘ
partOf Sahel ⓘ
populationEstimate tens of thousands ⓘ
predecessorSettlement Djenné-Djeno ⓘ
linked to: Djenné
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
trade ⓘ
regionCapital Mopti ⓘ
regionType floodplain town ⓘ
religion Islam (majority) ⓘ
religiousBuilding Great Mosque of Djenné ⓘ
tradedGoods gold ⓘ
kolanuts ⓘ
salt ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Old Towns of Djenné ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1988 ⓘ

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Sunni Ali → conqueredCity → Djenné ⓘ
Askia dynasty → culturalCenter → Djenné ⓘ
Mopti Region → contains → Djenné ⓘ
central Mali → hasTown → Djenné ⓘ
Bozo people → associatedCity → Djenné ⓘ
Djenné → predecessorSettlement → Djenné-Djeno ⓘ
linked to: Djenné
Djenné Chiini → spokenIn → Djenné ⓘ
Jenne Chiini → spokenIn → Djenné ⓘ
Djenné Songhay → spokenIn → Djenné ⓘ
tomb of Tapama Djenepo → linkedTo → ancient Sahelian trading town of Djenné ⓘ
linked to: Djenné