Country Mali Cercle Kayes Cercle Local time Friday 9:49 PM | Region Kayes Region Time zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
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Kouniakary or Koniakari is a town and urban commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The town is located approximately 65 kilometres from Kayes city. In 2009 the commune had a population of 8135.
Map of Koniakari, Mali
In 1855, El Hadj Umar Tall constructed a tata (fortification) at Koniakari to protect against the soldiers of French Colonel Louis Archinard; the tata still stands today, and has become a tourist attraction.
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Kouniakary Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA