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Explore Lakafia in Mali

Lakafia in the region of Kayes Region is a town in Mali - some 202 mi or ( 325 km ) North-West of Bamako , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Lakafia

Current time in Lakafia is now 09:48 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Bamako " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kedougou, Gabú, Sélibaby, Mali, and Kankan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kedougou . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Lakafia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

My Consession in Mahina

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A view of my compound from the porch outside of my two room concrete house in Mahina, Mali. Two of the girls that live in the other house make a cameo at the end. They're speaking Bambara, an language ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bafing National Park

The Bafing National Park lies in southern Mali. It was established on 1 July 2000. This site is 5000 km². Bafing National Park is the only protected area for chimpanzees within the Manding Plateau area. Woodlands dominate most of the landscape. Both Korofin and Wongo National Park are components of the Bafing Biosphere.

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Located at 13.80 -10.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: National parks of Mali, Protected areas established in 2000

Bafing River

The Bafing River runs through Guinea and Mali and is about 760 kilometres long. It joins with the Bakoy River at Bafoulabé to form the Sénégal River in the Kayes Region of western Mali. In Manding languages, Bafing signifies 'black river' and Bakoye 'white river'. The Bafing forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali. From 1895 to 1898 the railway bridge near the town of Mahina, designed by Gustave Eiffel, was built.

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Located at 13.81 -10.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: French West Africa, Guinea–Mali border, International rivers of Africa, Rivers of Guinea, Rivers of Mali, Sénégal River

Bafoulabé Airport

Bafoulabé Airport is an airport serving Bafoulabé, a town and commune in the Bafoulabé Cercle in the Kayes Region of Mali. The airport resides at an elevation of 380 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway that is 900 metres long.

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Located at 13.80 -10.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports in Mali

Bafoulabé Cercle

Bafoulabé Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Bafoulabé. In the 2009 census the population of the cercle was 233,926. The cercle is divided into thirteen communes: Bafoulabé Bamafele Diakon Diallan Diokeli Gounfan Kontela Koundian Mahina Niambia Oualia Sidibela Tomora

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Located at 13.67 -10.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Cercles of Mali, Kayes Region