Flags of the World | Mali

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The current flag of Mali was adopted on March 1, 1961. One of many african flags using the Pan-African colours of green, yellow and red. The flag of Mali is almost identical to the flag of Guinea, with the exception that the colours are in reverse order.

Ireli, Dogon village | Mali

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Ireli is one of the larger villages along the Cliff of Bandiagara in Mali.

Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) is a UNESCO World Heritage site, a vast cultural landscape covering 400,000 ha and includes 289 villages.

Yougadougourou - village Dogon | Mali

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The Dogon are an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa.

The 'Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)' is a Unesco World Heritage site. A vast cultural landscape covering 400,000 ha and includes 289 villages.

The Tomb of Askia | Mali

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The Tomb of Askia, in Gao, Mali, is believed to be the burial place of Askia Mohammad I, one of the Songhai Empire's most prolific emperors. It was built at the end of the fifteenth century. It is a fine example of the monumental mud-building traditions of the West African Sahel.

Tomb of Askia is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Bamako - capital of Mali

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Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a population of 2 million. The name Bamako stems from the Bambara word meaning "crocodile tail". Bamara is one of the laguages spoken in Mali.

Land of the Dogons | Mali

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The Dogon are an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa.

The 'Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)' is a Unesco World Heritage site. A vast cultural landscape covering 400,000 ha and includes 289 villages.

The Old Towns of Djenné | Mali

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Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. Its traditional houses, characterised by the intensive and remarkable use of earth, of which nearly 2,000 have survived, are built on hillocks (toguere) as protection from the seasonal floods.

The Old Towns of Djenné is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The city of Ségou | Mali

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Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa with 15 million inhabitants. Neighbored by Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Coted’Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.

With 135,000 inhabitants Ségou is the fifth-largest town in Mali. Located about 230 kilometres from capital Bamako.