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Djenné Old Town

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Top 300

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Mali

Best of: Architecture, Afrikan, Old Town, Islam

Description:

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. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Djenné Old Town", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.