Koniakari

Koniakari is a city in Mali's Kayes Region, 77 km northeast of the city of Kayes. Koniakari has an estimated population of 12,000.

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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*This article began as a translation of the corresponding article from the French Wikipedia, accessed December 17, 2005.