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Bandiagara

Bandiagara is a small town and urban commune in the of . The name translates roughly to "large eating bowl"—referring to the communal bowl meals are served in.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dogon Country.

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is the name used for a region of south-central renowned for its secluded villages embedded on cliffs that are up to 500 m tall which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1989.

Bandiagara

Latitude
14.3505° or 14° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.6113° or 3° 36′ 41″ west
Population
26,500
Elevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)
Open location code
7C6R992Q+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2172209697
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2460489
Wiki­data ID
Q538753
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bandiagara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باندياجارا”
  • Arabic: “باندياغارا”
  • Bambara: “Bánjagara”
  • Bengali: “বান্দিয়াগারা”
  • Catalan: “Bandiagara”
  • Cebuano: “Bandiagara”
  • Chinese: “Bandiagara”
  • Chinese: “邦賈加拉”
  • Chinese: “邦贾加拉”
  • Croatian: “Bandiagara”
  • Dutch: “Bandiagara”
  • Esperanto: “Bandiagara”
  • Estonian: “Bandiagara”
  • Finnish: “Bandiagara”
  • French: “Bandiagara”
  • German: “Bandiagara”
  • Greek: “Μπαντιαγκαρά”
  • Hebrew: “בנדיאגרה”
  • Italian: “Bandiagara”
  • Japanese: “バンジャガラ”
  • Japanese: “バンディアガラ”
  • Lithuanian: “Bandiagara”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bandiagara”
  • Persian: “باندیاگارا”
  • Polish: “Bandiagara”
  • Russian: “Бандиагара”
  • Spanish: “Bandiagara”
  • Swedish: “Bandiagara”
  • Uzbek: “Bandiagara”

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