List of World Heritage Sites in Mali

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Mali accepted the convention on April 5, 1977, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Mali has four World Heritage Sites, however, because of the instability in the country, three of them are listed in the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger.[2]

Location of sites[edit]

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Location of World Heritage Sites in  Mali

List of sites[edit]

  † In danger
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description
Old Towns of Djenné Mopti Region

13°54′20″N 4°33′18″W / 13.905556°N 4.555°W / 13.905556; -4.555 (Old Towns of Djenné)

Cultural (iii) (iv) 1988 Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam. Its traditional houses, of which nearly 2,000 have survived, are built on hillocks (toguere) as protection from the seasonal floods.[3]
Timbuktu Tomboctou Region

16°46′33″N 3°00′34″W / 16.775833°N 3.009444°W / 16.775833; -3.009444 (Timbuktu)

Cultural (ii) (iv) (v) 1988 Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu's golden age. Although continuously restored, these monuments are today under threat from desertification.[4]
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Mopti Region

14°20′00″N 3°25′00″W / 14.333333°N 3.416667°W / 14.333333; -3.416667 (Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons))

Mixed (v) (vii) 1989 The Bandiagara site is an outstanding landscape of cliffs and sandy plateaux with some beautiful architecture (houses, granaries, altars, sanctuaries and Togu Na, or communal meeting-places). Several age-old social traditions live on in the region (masks, feasts, rituals, and ceremonies involving ancestor worship). The geological, archaeological and ethnological interest, together with the landscape, make the Bandiagara plateau one of West Africa's most impressive sites.[5]
Tomb of Askia Gao Region

16°17′23″N 0°02′40″W / 16.289722°N 0.044444°W / 16.289722; -0.044444 (Tomb of Askia)

Cultural (ii) (iii) (iv) 2004 The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries through its control of the trans-Saharan trade, notably in salt and gold. It is also a fine example of the monumental mud-building traditions of the West African Sahel. The complex, including the pyramidal tomb, two flat-roofed mosque buildings, the mosque cemetery and the open-air assembly ground, was built when Gao became the capital of the Songhai Empire and after Askia Mohamed had returned from Mecca and made Islam the official religion of the empire.[6]

Tentative List[edit]

Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)
 Year of submission Description
Boucle du Baoulé Kayes Region, Koulikoro Region14°N 9°W / 14°N 9°W / 14; -9 (Boucle du Baoulé) Cultural (ii) (iv) 1999 [7]
Es-Souk Kidal Region 18°45′00″N 1°10′30″E / 18.75°N 1.175°E / 18.75; 1.175 (Es-Souk) Cultural (ii) (iv) 1999 [8]
Hamdullahi Historic City Mopti Region 14°19′52″N 4°05′45″W / 14.331111°N 4.095833°W / 14.331111; -4.095833 (Hamdullahi Historic City) Cultural (i) (vi) 2009 [9]
Médine Fort Kayes Region 14°22′34″N 11°22′06″W / 14.376111°N 11.368333°W / 14.376111; -11.368333 (Médine Fort) Cultural (iii) (iv) 2009 [10]
Great Friday Mosque of Niono Ségou Region 14°22′34″N 11°22′06″W / 14.376111°N 11.368333°W / 14.376111; -11.368333 (Great Friday Mosque of Niono) Cultural (iii) (iv) 2009 [11]
Komoguel Mosque Mopti Region 14°29′38″N 4°11′48″W / 14.493889°N 4.196667°W / 14.493889; -4.196667 (Komoguel Mosque) Cultural (iii) (iv) 2009 [12]
Tata of Sikasso Sikasso Region 11°19′00″N 5°40′00″W / 11.316667°N 5.666667°W / 11.316667; -5.666667 (Tata of Sikasso) Cultural (i) (ii) (vi) 2009 [13]
Biosphere Reserve of Bafing Makana Park Kayes Region 13°48′00″N 10°49′00″W / 13.8°N 10.816667°W / 13.8; -10.816667 (Biosphere Reserve of Bafing Makana Park) Natural (viii) (x) 2016 [14]
Lac Magui Nature Reserve Kayes Region 14°44′00″N 11°04′00″W / 14.733333°N 11.066667°W / 14.733333; -11.066667 (Lac Magui Nature Reserve) Natural (viii) (x) 2016 [15]
Gourma Elephant Biodiversity Reserve Tomboctou Region 16°05′00″N 1°45′00″W / 16.083333°N 1.75°W / 16.083333; -1.75 (Gourma Elephant Biodiversity Reserve) Natural (viii) (x) 2017 [16]
Niger River Basin (from the Markala threshold to Lake Débo) Mopti Region, Ségou Region, Tomboctou Region 15°19′00″N 4°06′00″W / 15.316667°N 4.1°W / 15.316667; -4.1 (Niger River Basin (from the Markala threshold to Lake Débo)) Natural (viii) (x) 2017 [17]
Bamako Cathedral Bamako Region 12°38′37″N 7°59′59″W / 12.6435°N 7.9996°W / 12.6435; -7.9996 (Bamako Cathedral) Cultural (ii) (iv) 2017 [18]
Mandiakuy Church Ségou Region 13°01′00″N 4°28′00″W / 13.016667°N 4.466667°W / 13.016667; -4.466667 (Mandiakuy Church) Cultural (ii) (iv) 2017 [19]
Historical Sites and Cultural Landscapes of Manden Koulikoro Region 12°32′44″N 8°05′08″W / 12.545556°N 8.085556°W / 12.545556; -8.085556 (Historical Sites and Cultural Landscapes of Manden) Mixed (ii) (iv) (x) 2018 [20]
Mosque of Kankou Moussa in Gao Gao Region 16°16′00″N 0°03′00″W / 16.266667°N 0.05°W / 16.266667; -0.05 (Mosque of Kankou Moussa in Gao) Cultural (i) (iv) 2021 [21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mali". UNESCO. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Old Towns of Djenné". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
  4. ^ "Timbuktu". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
  5. ^ "Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
  6. ^ "Tomb of Askia". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
  7. ^ "Boucle du Baoulé". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. ^ "Es-Souk". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ^ "Hamdullahi Historic City". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ^ "Médine Fort". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  11. ^ "Great Friday Mosque of Niono". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  12. ^ "Komoguel Mosque". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  13. ^ "Tata of Sikasso". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  14. ^ "Biosphere Reserve of Bafing Makana Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  15. ^ "Lac Magui Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  16. ^ "Gourma Elephant Biodiversity Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  17. ^ "Niger River Basin (from the Markala threshold to Lake Débo)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  18. ^ "Bamako Cathedral". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  19. ^ "Mandiakuy Church". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  20. ^ "Historical Sites and Cultural Landscapes of Manden". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  21. ^ "Mosque of Kankou Moussa in Gao". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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