You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Mali
  4. »
  5. Mopti Region
  6. » Kanya
Mali Flag Icon

Kanya Destination Guide

Delve into Kanya in Mali

Kanya in the region of Mopti Region is located in Mali - some 243 mi or ( 391 km ) East of Bamako , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kanya

Local time in Kanya is now 05:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Bamako " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tougan, Solenzo, Ouagadougou, Nouna, and Dédougou. While being here, you might want to check out Tougan . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kanya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Visite de Djenné / Visit of Djenne (Mali)

3:47 min by valpard
Views: 24390 Rating: 4.87

Djenné (also Dienné or Jenne) is a historically and commercially important small city in the Niger Inland Delta of central Mali. It is just west of the Bani River (the Niger River passes well to the w ..

Le bac de Djenné (Mali)

1:32 min by valpard
Views: 4946 Rating: 5.00

Djenné ferry VALPARD FILMS valpardfilms.awardspace.com ..


Djenne Street Dance

1:00 min by saltspringpictures
Views: 206 Rating: 0.00

A collection of short still camera videos from a trip to great Mali in January of 2009, featuring snippets of the Niger Music Festival. Salt Spring Traveller's know how to travel far and wide. See mor ..

Excursion à Djenné et à Mopti

7:46 min by pir251
Views: 113 Rating: 0.00

Quelques photos et vidéos tirées du dernier voyage au Mali (février 2010) Réalisation PS ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Djenné Cercle

Djenné Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Mopti Region of Mali. The administrative center is the town of Djenné. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 207,260 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.92 -4.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cercles of Mali, Mopti Region

Great Mosque of Djenné

The Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest mud brick or adobe building in the world and is considered by many architects to be the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, with definite Islamic influences. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River. The first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.91 -4.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 20th-century mosques, African architecture, Djenné, Massina Empire, Mosques in Mali, Religious buildings completed in 1907, Religious organizations established in the 13th century

Djenné-Djenno

Djenné-Djenno (also Jenne-Jeno) is the original site of Djenné, Mali and considered to be among the oldest urbanized centers in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been the subject of archeological excavations by Susan and Roderick McIntosh (and others) and has been dated to the 3rd century BC. There is evidence of iron-production, use of domesticated plants and animals, and complex homoarchical urban development as early as 900 AD.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.89 -4.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Mali, Djenné, Former populated places in Mali, Mopti Region