🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion in Mopti, Djenné, Mali is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Inner Djenné-Jeno Necropolis Central — Djenné-Jeno (57-03)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Inner Djenné-Jeno Necropolis Central — Djenné-Jeno (57-03) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c.
🇲🇱 Mali · Temple complex
Great Mosque of Djenné
Medieval to Modern (13th c original; current 1907 reconstruction) · Sudano-Sahelian / Malian / French colonial restoration
World's largest mudbrick (banco) structure, Great Mosque of Djenné dominates island town: 56×56 m, 11 m high, three 34 m minarets with ostrich-egg pinnacles, toron wooden poles for annual…
🇲🇱 Mali · Temple complex
Gao – Tomb of Askia
Medieval Songhai (9th–17th c; peak Imperial 1464–1591) · Songhai / Tuareg (Songhai Empire)
Songhai Empire capital's 17 m pyramidal earthen tomb of Askia Mohammad I (1495) east-bank Niger assembly ground.
🇲🇱 Mali · Archaeological wonder
Kukiya, Mali
Kukiya is an archaeological site and ancient city on the banks of the Niger River in present-day Mali. It was an early capital of the Songhai people, preceding the founding of the city of Gao.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Timbuktu (Sankore, Djingareyber & Sidi Yahya)
Medieval Sudanic (11th–17th c; peak 14th–16th c under Mali-Songhai) · Tuareg / Soninke / Malinke / Songhai / Berber / Moroccan (Arma)
Scholar caravan metropolis on Niger Bend with three 14th-c earthen Sudano-Sahelian mosques and 600,000-manuscript university Sankore.
🇲🇱 Mali · Tell
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Western Terrace
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) · Djenne Culture
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Western Terrace in Mopti, Djenne, Mali is a Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) tell attributed to Djenne Culture.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Dia (Shoma)
Iron Age to Islamic (800 BCE–1700 CE) · Soninke / Bambara (Dia inland delta)
500-ha Niger Delta cluster with Shoma 47-ha wall-47, 40 tell-mounds and 2500-year 800 BCE–1700 CE sequence.
🇲🇱 Mali · Tell
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) · Djenne Culture
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension in Mopti, Djenne, Mali is a Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) tell attributed to Djenne Culture.
🇲🇱 Mali · Tell
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Eastern Outlier
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) · Djenne Culture
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Eastern Outlier in Mopti, Djenne, Mali is a Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) tell attributed to Djenne Culture.
🇲🇱 Mali · Archaeological wonder
Bandiagara Escarpment (Land of the Dogon)
Iron Age to Living (700 BCE–present) · Toloy / Tellem / Dogon
150-km 400-m cliff with 700 Tellem caves 11th–16th c, granaries, Dogon villages and Toloy archaeology.
🇲🇱 Mali · Tell
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) · Djenne Culture
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex in Mopti, Djenne, Mali is a Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) tell attributed to Djenne Culture.
🇲🇱 Mali · Rock art
Central Djenné-Jeno Settlement Inner — Djenné-Jeno (57-10)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Central Djenné-Jeno Settlement Inner — Djenné-Jeno (57-10) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Chalcolithic (regional) rock art of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.
🇲🇱 Mali · Rock art
Old Djenné-Jeno Reservoir Outer — Djenné-Jeno (57-21)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Old Djenné-Jeno Reservoir Outer — Djenné-Jeno (57-21) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Chalcolithic (regional) rock art of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 800 CE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇲🇱 Mali · Temple complex
Royal Djenné-Jeno Village Outer — Djenné-Jeno (57-44)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Royal Djenné-Jeno Village Outer — Djenné-Jeno (57-44) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Neolithic (regional) temple complex of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 800 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Lower Djenné-Jeno Temple Central — Djenné-Jeno (57-47)
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Lower Djenné-Jeno Temple Central — Djenné-Jeno (57-47) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 200 CE for temple and associated settlement.
🇲🇱 Mali · Temple complex
New Djenné-Jeno Enclosure B — Djenné-Jeno (57-25)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
New Djenné-Jeno Enclosure B — Djenné-Jeno (57-25) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for enclosure and associated settlement.
🇲🇱 Mali · Hydraulic works
Volubilis Olive Press Complex West — Djenné (Mopti)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Volubilis Olive Press Complex West in Djenné, Mali is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇱 Mali · Hydraulic works
Thimlich Ohinga Enclosure North — Djenné (Mopti)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Thimlich Ohinga Enclosure North in Djenné, Mali is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Djenné-Djeno (Mopti Region)
Djenné-Djeno culture · Djenné-Djeno (Niger Inland Delta)
Djenné-Djeno in Mopti Region, Mali is a Djenné-Djeno culture ancient city attributed to Djenné-Djeno (Niger Inland Delta) culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 116).
🇲🇱 Mali · Submerged site
Jenné-Jeno – Niger Inland Delta Harbour Mound, Mali
Iron Age to Medieval (c. 250 BCE – 1400 CE) · Soninke / Jenné-Jeno / Djenné
Inland Delta harbour mound 25 ha – seasonal wharves 200 m buried 1.5 m at Bani bank, Djenné.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient village
Tongo Maaré Diabal
Iron Age to Medieval (350 BCE–1150 CE) · Soninke / Ghana sphere (Mema)
12-ha isolated 11-m tell 350 BCE–1150 CE in Mema with 2.5-m wall and copper jewellery horizon.
🇲🇱 Mali · Temple complex
Great Djenné-Jeno Reservoir East — Djenné-Jeno (57-36)
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Great Djenné-Jeno Reservoir East — Djenné-Jeno (57-36) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Early Historic (regional) temple complex of the Early Historic tradition, built c.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Sacred Djenné-Jeno Enclosure East — Djenné-Jeno (57-07)
Classical (regional) · Classical
Sacred Djenné-Jeno Enclosure East — Djenné-Jeno (57-07) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Classical (regional) ancient city of the Classical tradition, built c.