Mali
Africa · Western Africa
- Capital
- Bamako
Famous for
- Animal Dama gazelle
- Food Tigadèguèna
- Festival Festival au Désert
- Landmark Great Mosque of Djenné
- Sport Football
Three facts
Country
An estimated 300,000 historic manuscripts survive in public and private collections in Timbuktu.
Capital: Bamako
Bamako hosts the Bamako Encounters, a major biennial festival of African photography held since 1994.
Flag
Mali's first tricolour carried a black human-shaped kanaga in its gold stripe; it was removed in 1961.
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