Saraféré Explained

Saraféré
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:Tombouctou Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Niafunke Cercle
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Fittouga
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:15.8228°N -3.6986°W

Saraféré is a village and seat of the commune of Fittouga in the Cercle of Niafunke in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The village lies on the Barra-Issa, the smaller and more easterly branch of the Niger River in the Inner Niger Delta.

Visit by Edmond Fortier

The French photographer, Edmond Fortier, visited the village in 1905-1906 and published a series of postcards.