Kikara Explained

Kikara
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:Douentza Cercle
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Gandamia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:15.2111°N -2.7469°W

Kikara (Tondi Songway Kiini: Kî:rá; Fulfulde: Kikkara) is a small village and seat of the commune of Gandamia in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.[1]

The village lies on the northern slope of the Gandamia Massif (or Dyoundé Massif), an inselberg that rises 750 m above the plain. The massif extends for 60 km in an east-west direction and 10 km north to south.

Bananas, cassava, papaya, tobacco, onion, lettuce, chili pepper, squash are planted in Kikara. The village has a weekly Friday market. Tondi Songway Kiini is the main language of the village, and Fulfulde is also spoken in the region. The local surname is Maiga.[2]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Kikara . Moran . Steven . Forkel . Robert . Heath . Jeffrey . 2016 . dogonlanguages.org . 2021-02-22.