Mali

About Mali

Mali spreads across West Africa from Saharan sands in the north to greener savanna in the south, threaded by the great arc of the Niger River. Its capital, Bamako, hums on the river's banks, while storied cities such as Timbuktu and Djenné recall the medieval empires — Ghana, Mali, and Songhai — that once made this region a crossroads of gold, salt, and scholarship.

• ·Timbuktu in Mali was a medieval hub of scholarship, home to the Sankoré mosque-university and hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts.
• ·Mansa Musa, 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire, is often ranked among the wealthiest people in history; his pilgrimage flooded Cairo with gold.
• ·The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali is the largest mud-brick building in the world and is replastered by hand at an annual festival.

Mastery

1. Capital
2. Flag
3. Shape
4. Drop
5. Borders
6. Population
7. Landmark

Neighbours

• Burkina Faso
• Ivory Coast
• Algeria
• Guinea
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Senegal