Diangassagou Explained

Diangassagou
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Mali
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mali
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mopti Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Bandiagara Cercle
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Timniri
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:13.9961°N -3.9411°W

Diangassagou (also spelled Diemessogou; locally pronounced Jèmè-sùgû:) is a village and seat of the commune of Timniri in the Cercle of Bandiagara of the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.[1]

Diangassagou consists of a compact village cluster located on a plateau. An old iron ore quarry is located in the vicinity of Diangassagou. Tomo Kan is spoken in the village of Diangassagou. Local surnames are Minta, Sanafo, Toulema, and Pamatek.[2]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Dianggassagou (Diemessogou) . Moran . Steven . Forkel . Robert . Heath . Jeffrey . 2016 . dogonlanguages.org . 2021-02-22.