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Markala — Commune and town — The dam of Markala
Location in Mali
MarkalaCoordinates: 13°42′08″N 6°03′57″W / 13.7021°N 6.0659°WCoordinates: 13°42′08″N 6°03′57″W / 13.7021°N 6.0659°W Country 
MaliRegion Ségou Region Cercle Ségou Cercle Population (1998) - Total 56,644 Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Markala is a city in Mali's Ségou Region on the Niger River, 35 km downriver from the city of Ségou. Markala is the site of Mali's primary irrigation dam.
French colonial authorities constructed the dam between 1934 and 1945 to irrigate the surrounding farmland, permitting the cultivation of rice and sugarcane; it was inaugurated in 1937. With its attached network of canals, the dam can flood 820 square kilometres of farmland. It also serves as a hydroelectric dam for its own purpose only.
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Niger River Countries 
Sections Tributaries (list) and
distributariesTinkisso River · Sankarani River · Milo River · Bani River · Mekrou River · Alibori River · Sola River · Sokoto River · Sota River Kaduna River · Benue River · Anambra River · Forcados River · Nun RiverCities Lakes Dams and bridges King Fahd Bridge · Martyrs Bridge · Markala Dam · Gao Bridge · Kennedy Bridge · Kainji Dam · River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)Protected Areas 
Communes and towns of the Ségou Region, MaliCapital: Ségou Bla Cercle Bla (Bla) · Beguene (Beguene) · Diaramana (Diaramana) · Diena (Diena) · Dougouolo (Dougouolo) · Falo (Falo) · Fani (Fani) · Kazangasso (Kazangasso) · Kemeni (Kemeni) · Korodougou (Nampasso) · Koulandougou (N'Toba) · Niala (Niala) · Samabogo (Samabogo) · Somasso (Somasso) · Tiemena (Tiemena) · Touna (Touna) · Yangasso (Yangasso) ·
Barouéli Cercle Macina Cercle Macina (Ke Macina) · Boky Were (Boky Were) · Folomana (Folomana) · Kokry (Kokry) · Kolongotomo (Kolongotomo) · Matomo (Matomo Marka) · Monimpebougou (Monimpebougou) · Saloba (Saro) · Sane (Saye) · Souleye (Souleye) · Tongue (Tongue) ·
Niono Cercle Ségou Cercle Ségou (Ségou) · Baguindadougou (Markanibougou) · Bellen (Sagala) · Boussin (Boussin) · Cinzana (Cinzana) · Diédougou (Yolo) · Diganibougou (Digani) · Dioro (Dioro) · Diouna (Diouna) · Dougabougou (Dougabougou) · Farako (Farako) · Farakou Massa (Komine) · Fatine (Fatine Marka) · Kamiandougou (Nonongo) · Katiena (Katiena) · Konodimini (Konodimini) · Markala (Diamarabougou) · Massala (Massala) · N'Koumandougou (Doura) · N'Gara (N'Gara) · Pelengana (Pelengana) · Sakoiba (Sakoiba) · Sama Foulala (Sama Foulala) · Samine (Samine) · Sansanding (Sansanding) · Sebougou (Sebougou) · Sibila (Sibila) · Soignebougou (Soignebougou) · Souba (Souba) · Togou (Togou) ·
San Cercle San (San) · Baramandougou (Baramandougou) · Dah (Dah) · Diakourouna (Diakourouna Nerisso) · Dieli (Dieli Felinso) · Djeguena (Djeguena) · Fion (Fion) · Kaniegue (Dioundiou Konkankan) · Karaba (Karaba) · Kassorola (Nianasso) · Kava (Heremakono) · Moribila (Moribila Kagoua) · N'Torosso (N'Torosso Bolokalasso) · N'Goa (N'Goa) · Niamana (Niamana) · Niasso (Niasso) · Ouolon (Ouolon) · Siadougou (Siella) · Somo (Somo) · Sourountouna (Sourountouna) · Sy (Sy) · Tene (Tene) · Teneni (Teneni) · Tourakolomba (Tourakolomba) · Waki (Waki) ·
Tominian Cercle Categories:- Ségou Region geography stubs
- Populated places in the Ségou Region
- Communities on the Niger River
- Communes of Mali
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