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Cliff of Bandiagara

Also known as Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Bandiagara Escarpment, Falaise de Bandiagara, Falaises de Bandiagara, La falaise de Bandiagara

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Cliff of Bandiagara is about 95 km east of Mopti. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ancient Iron Sites of Burkina Faso, about 200 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Mopti · about 108,000 peopleabout 95 km west
  • Ouahigouya · about 80,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
  • Djenné · about 33,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
  • Djibo · about 22,000 peopleabout 190 km east
  • Nouna · about 29,000 peopleabout 200 km south
  • Yako · about 23,000 peopleabout 200 km south-east
Cliff of BandiagaraSégouMoptiOuahigouyaMarkalaSanKayaDjennéDjibo100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Cliff of Bandiagara and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesAncient Iron Sites of Burkina Faso1Tomb of Askia2Royal Court of Tiébélé3Sudanese Mosques of Côte d’Ivoire4Comoé National Park5Cliff of Bandiagara
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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