Djenné (Bambara: ߖߍ߬ߣߍ߫, romanized: Jɛ̀nɛ́; also known as Djénné, Jenné, and Jenne) is a Songhai town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region...
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centre of the community of Djenné, it is one of the most famous landmarks in Africa. Along with the "Old Towns of Djenné", it was designated a World...
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country of Mali. Literally translated to "ancient Djenné", it is the original site of both Djenné and Mali and is considered to be among the oldest urbanized...
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Koyra Chiini language (redirect from Djenné Chiini)
Hassaniya Arabic, Tamasheq and Fulfulde are found. Djenné Chiini [dʒɛnːɛ tʃiːni], the dialect spoken in Djenné, is mutually comprehensible, but has noticeable...
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Djenné Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Mopti Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Djenné. In the 2009 census...
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The Old Towns of Djenné (Arabic: مدن جنة القديمة, romanized: mudun Janna al-qadīma, French: villes anciennes de Djenné) is an archaeological and urban...
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derived from Djenné (which he refers to as Gheneo, Genni and Ghinea), the great interior commercial city on the Upper Niger River. Djenné dominated the...
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including residences and a large city wall. The first Great Mosque of Djenné (built around 1200 to 1330) in modern Mali, according to traditional accounts...
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Middle Niger (section Djenné-Djenno)
the spread of Islam and the building of the Great Mosque of Djenné. Towns similar to Djenné-Jeno also developed at the site of Dia, also in Mali along...
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Battle of Jenné (redirect from Battle of Djenné)
the city outright. Military history of the Mali Empire Mansa Mahmud IV Djenne Mali Empire History of Mali Hunwick, page 234 Oliver, page 431 Thornton...
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Mandé peoples (section Djenné-Djenno)
the spread of Islam and the building of the Great Mosque of Djenné. Towns similar to Djenné-Jeno also developed at the site of Dia, also in Mali along...
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Jenne can refer to: Djenné, a city of Mali Jenne, Lazio, a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy Jenne Langhout (1918–2010), Dutch field...
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Ancient history (section Djenné-Djenno)
sites such as Djenné-Djenno disprove this, as these traditions in West Africa flourished long before. Towns similar to that at Djenne-Jeno also developed...
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well-developed, notably in the cities of Djenné and Mopti (the former of which boasts the Great Mosque of Djenné, the largest mud structure in the world)...
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century Sixty Dome Mosque, in Khalifatabad, Bangladesh Great Mosque of Djenné, in the west African country of Mali Dome in Po-i-Kalyan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan...
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Bani River (section Djenné Dam)
of San, 66 km (41 mi) downstream of Douna and 110 km (68 mi) upstream of Djenné. The dam acts as a weir in that water can flow over the top of the retaining...
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hinterland. More recently, scholars have concluded that the civilization of Djenne-Djenno was likely established by the Mande progenitors of the Bozo people...
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Oualata Nok Sao Ekoi Senegambia Serer Senegambia megaliths Pre-imperial Mali Djenné-Djenno Igodomigodo Bantu Bura Sahelian kingdoms Ghana Empire Takrur Pygmies...
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New Mexico, US San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe, New Mexico Great Mosque of Djenné, famous building made from banco, a type of adobe Taos Pueblo showing adobe-ovens...
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Architecture of Mali (section Great Mosque of Djenné)
to West Africa. It comprises adobe buildings such as the Great Mosque of Djenné or the University of Timbuktu. It can be found all over the Sahel region...
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Fulbe revolt in that town. By 1818 he had won control of both Djenné and Massina. In Djenné, and later in Timbuktu, the temporal leader was overthrown and...
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the 11th century. Other important cities in the kingdom were Timbuktu and Djenné, where urban-centred trade flourished; they were conquered in 1468 and 1475...
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such as mosques or palaces. The dating of the original Great Mosque of Djenné, the most prominent example of this style today, is uncertain but thought...
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in modern-day Nigeria, the Daima culture around Lake Chad from 550 BC, Djenné-Djenno from 250 BC in modern-day Mali, and the Serer civilisation in modern-day...
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1707 house, under restoration (Biesenthal, Germany, 2006) Great Mosque of Djenné (Mali, 2004) Loess – Sediment of accumulated wind-blown dust Grain size –...
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African art (section Djenné-Djenno)
great variety of ancient bronze and terracotta figures have been unearthed. Djenné-Djenno is famous for its figurines which depict humans and animals including...
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the highway with the Djenné ferry across the Bani River. The commune is bounded on its west side by the urban commune of Djenné and the commune of Dandougou...
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areas of Dhaka Division. May Les Invalides Milan Cathedral Great Mosque of Djenné Some views of ferries in Sydney using a Trekker 23 historical and cultural...
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