Bankass
Encyclopedia
Bankass is a city located in the Dogon
territory of Mali
's Mopti Region
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Bankass is the capital of its Cercle, which encompasses seven communes: Bankass, Baye
, Diallassagou
, Kanibonzon
, Ouenkoro
, Segue
, and Sokoura
.
Dogon people
The Dogon are an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, south of the Niger bend near the city of Bandiagara in the Mopti region. The population numbers between 400,000 and 800,000 The Dogon are best known for their religious traditions, their mask dances, wooden sculpture and...
territory of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
's Mopti Region
Mopti Region
Mopti is the fifth administrative region of Mali, covering 79,017 km². Its capital is the city of Mopti.-Geography:Mopti Region is bordered by Tombouctou Region to the north, Ségou Region to the southwest, and Burkina Faso to the southeast....
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Bankass is the capital of its Cercle, which encompasses seven communes: Bankass, Baye
Baye
Baye may refer to:* Baye, Finistère, France* Baye, Marne, France*Baye, Kayes, Mali*Baye, Mopti, MaliPeople named Baye:* Baye Djiby Fall , Senegalese football striker* Michael Baye , American academic...
, Diallassagou
Diallassagou
Diallassagou is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bankass in the Mopti Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 18,799.-References:...
, Kanibonzon
Kanibonzon
Kanibonzon is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bankass in the Mopti Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 9,497.-References:...
, Ouenkoro
Ouenkoro
Ouenkoro is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bankass in the Mopti Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 18,123....
, Segue
Segue, Mali
Segue is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bankass in the Mopti Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 17,868....
, and Sokoura
Sokoura
Sokoura is a village in the Bagassi Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 399.-External links:*...
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