Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) World Heritage Site

Official name
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) | UNESCO
Country
Mali | Map
Continent
Africa
Location
Bandiagara Circle, Mopti Region
14.3333° Lat, -3.4166° Lon | Map
Code
516
Time Zone
Africa/Bamako (GMT, +0000)
Current Time
Category
Mixed
Description
Inscribed 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.