Kouniakary Explained

Kouniakary
Settlement Type:Urban commune and town
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:Kayes Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Kayes Cercle
Population As Of:2009 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:8135
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:14.5764°N -10.9°W

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.

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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