Dogon Country

Dogon Country 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.
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  • Type: territory
  • Description: a region of Mali
  • Also known as: “Dogon country”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandiagara.

Photo: Ferdinand Reus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Dogon Country

Latitude
14.35° or 14° 21′ north
Longitude
-3.6167° or 3° 37′ 0″ west
Open location code
7C6R89XM+X8
Wiki­data ID
Q3373309
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Satellite Map

Discover Dogon Country from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tatar—“Dogon Country” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلاد دوجون”
  • Esperanto: “lando Dogon”
  • French: “Pays dogon”
  • French: “Pays Dogon”
  • Italian: “Paese dei Dogon”
  • Polish: “Kraj Dogonów”
  • Russian: “Страна догонов”
  • Tatar: “Догоннар иле”

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