Mopti, Mali · Africa
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Djenné is a town located in Mopti, Mali. With a population of 40,489, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Djenné sits in Mali. It's in the Africa/Bamako time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Djenné to your route.
Djenné (Bambara: ߖߍ߬ߣߍ߫, romanized: Jɛ̀nɛ́; also known as Djénné, Jenné, and Jenne) is a town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. The town is the administrative centre of the Djenné Cercle, one of the eight subdivisions of the Mopti Region. The commune includes ten of the surroundingRead more
villages and in 2009 had a population of 32,944.
The history of Djenné is closely linked with that of Timbuktu. Between the 15th and 17th centuries much of the trans-Saharan trade in goods such as salt, gold, and slaves that moved in and out of Timbuktu passed through Djenné. Both towns became centres of Islamic scholarship. Djenné's prosperity depended on this trade and when the Portuguese established trading posts on the African coast, the importance of the trans-Saharan trade and thus of Djenné declined.
The town is famous for its distinctive adobe architecture, most notably the Great Mosque which was built in 1907 on the site of an earlier mosque. To the south of the town is Djenné-Djenno, the site of one of the oldest known towns in sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of the oldest cities in Mali and West Africa as well as oldest continuously inhabited cities in the World. Djenné together with Djenné-Djenno were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
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Djenné is located in Mopti, Mali, Africa. The coordinates are 13.9061 latitude, -4.5533 longitude.
Djenné has a population of approximately 40,489 people, making it a town in Mali.
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