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Region
  
Time zone
  
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Population
  
9,182 (2014)

District
  
Denguélé

Department
  
Odienné

Local time
  
Saturday 10:18 PM

Tiémé

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28°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 35% Humidity

Tiémé is a town in northwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Odienné Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District. It is situated between two major towns of the Denguélé: Odienné is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west, and Madinani lies 28 kilometres (17 mi) east.

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The French explorer René Caillié arrived in Tiémé on 3 August 1827 on the long journey that would take him to Timbuktu. Ill with malaria, scurvy and with a tropical ulcer on his foot he was forced to remain for five months in the village. He gave a detailed account of his stay in his book Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo which was published in 1830. He spelled the name of the village as Timé. He set out for Djenné on 9 January 1828 and joined a large caravan carrying kola nuts.

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Tiémé Wikipedia


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