Bandiagara Escarpment, the Glossary
Table of Contents
21 relations: American Express, Bandiagara, BBC News, Cliff Palace, Dogon country, Dogon people, Escarpment, Mali, Mali War, Massif, Mopti Region, Mount Hombori, Oral tradition, Sandstone, Tellem, The Independent, Toloy, UNESCO, World Heritage Site, World Monuments Fund, 2004 World Monuments Watch.
- Archaeological sites in Mali
- Archaeological sites of Western Africa
- Cliff dwellings
- Cliffs of Africa
- Dogon Country
- Dogon history
- Dogon holy places
- Escarpments of Africa
- Former populated places in Mali
- Landforms of Mali
- World Heritage Sites in Mali
American Express
American Express Company (Amex) is an American bank holding company and multinational financial services corporation that specializes in payment cards.
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Bandiagara
Bandiagara is a small town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of Mali.
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BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
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Cliff Palace
Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. Bandiagara Escarpment and cliff Palace are cliff dwellings.
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Dogon country
Dogon country (French: Pays Dogon) is a region of eastern Mali and northwestern Burkina Faso populated mainly by the Dogon people, a diverse ethnic group in West Africa with diverse languages. Bandiagara Escarpment and Dogon country are Dogon Country and Dogon holy places.
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Dogon people
The Dogon are an ethnic group indigenous to the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa, south of the Niger bend, near the city of Bandiagara, and in Burkina Faso.
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Escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations.
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Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
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Mali War
The Mali War is an ongoing conflict that started in January 2012 between the northern and southern parts of Mali in Africa.
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Massif
A massif is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central).
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Mopti Region
Mopti (Fulfulde: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤃𞤮𞥅𞤩𞤼𞤭𞥅, transliterated Diiwal Moobti) is the fifth administrative region of Mali, covering 79,017 km2. Bandiagara Escarpment and Mopti Region are Dogon Country.
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Mount Hombori
Mount Hombori (Hombori Tondo) is a mountain in Mali's Mopti Region, near the town of Hombori. Bandiagara Escarpment and mount Hombori are Dogon Country and Dogon holy places.
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Oral tradition
Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.
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Sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.
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Tellem
The Tellem (meaning: "those who were before us" or "We found them" in the Dogon languageBedaux, Rogier M. A., Tellem, reconnaissance archéologique d'une culture de l'Ouest africain au Moyen Age: recherches architectoniques, Journal de la Société des Africanistes, V. Bandiagara Escarpment and Tellem are Dogon history.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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Toloy
Toloy is the name given to the first occupantsBedaux, Rogier Michiel Alphons, « Tellem, reconnaissance archéologique d'une culture de l'Ouest africain au Moyen Âge: recherches architectoniques », Journal de la Société des Africanistes (1974), nº 42, Persée (retrieved March 15, 2020) of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali. Bandiagara Escarpment and Toloy are Dogon history.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
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World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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World Monuments Fund
World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training.
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2004 World Monuments Watch
The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York–based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) that is dedicated to preserving the historic, artistic, and architectural heritage around the world.
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See also
Archaeological sites in Mali
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Dia, Mali
- Djenné-Djenno
- Karkarichinkat
- Kawinza
- Ounjougou
- Sidi Yahya Mosque
- Tissalaten
- Tondidarou
- Toyla
Archaeological sites of Western Africa
- Adrar Bous
- Archaeological sites in Mauritania
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Benin Moat
- Daima
- Djenné-Djenno
- Douroula
- Durbi Takusheyi
- Gobero
- Gorée
- Ifẹ
- Igbo-Ukwu
- Iho Eleru
- Jenini
- Jos Plateau
- Kagara, Niger State
- Katsina-Ala
- Kawinza
- Kirikongo
- Kissi, Burkina Faso
- Lejja
- Ma'adin Ijafen
- Ngodo
- Nok
- Oke Ora
- Opi (archaeological site)
- Ounjougou
- Rop rock shelter
- Ruins of Loropéni
- Samun Dukiya
- Senegambian stone circles
- Sungbo's Eredo
- Tissalaten
- Togba
- Tondidarou
- Toyla
- Ugwuele
Cliff dwellings
- Abuna Yemata Guh
- Al Sogara
- Badovas
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Bears Ears National Monument
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Cliff Palace
- Cliff dwelling
- Comb Ridge
- Cuarenta Casas
- Debre Dammo
- Dupiani
- Gajendragad
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Holy Spirit Rock
- Huápoca
- Kadisha Valley
- Karoulia
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Montezuma Castle National Monument
- Navajo National Monument
- Petra
- Puye Cliff Dwellings
- Pyxari
- Sierra Ancha Cliff Dwellings
- Soğanlı Valley
- Sumela Monastery
- Tonto National Monument
- Walnut Canyon National Monument
- White Canyon (San Juan County, Utah)
- İnceğiz Cave Monastery
Cliffs of Africa
- Amphitheatre (Drakensberg)
- Baía do Inferno
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Waterfall Bluff
Dogon Country
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Dogon country
- Mopti Region
- Mount Hombori
- Tiébanda skirmish
- Tireli, Mali
- Youga Dogorou
Dogon history
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Diankabou booby-trapped corpse explosion
- Douna drone strike
- Sangha, Mali
- Tellem
- Toloy
Dogon holy places
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Dogon country
- Mount Hombori
- Sangha Ogol Leye
- Sangha, Mali
- Youga Dogorou
Escarpments of Africa
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Drakensberg
- Great Escarpment, Southern Africa
- Halfaya Pass
- Konkori Escarpment
- Mariepskop
- Witwatersrand
- Zambezi Escarpment
Former populated places in Mali
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Djenné-Djenno
- Hamdullahi
- Silla, Mali
- Taghaza
Landforms of Mali
- Azawagh
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- El Djouf
- Erg Chech
- Erg Iguidi
- Hand of Fatima (rock formation)
- Iullemmeden Basin
- Méma
- Middle Niger
- Taoudeni Basin
World Heritage Sites in Mali
- Bandiagara Escarpment
- Old Towns of Djenné
- Timbuktu
- Tomb of Askia
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandiagara_Escarpment
Also known as Bandiagara Cliffs, Cliff of Bandiagara, Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Cliffs of Bandiagara.