Mali (Guinea)

Mali
Mali
Coordinates	12 ° 5 ′  N , 12 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 12 ° 5 ′  N , 12 ° 18 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Guinea
region	Labé
prefecture	Mali
height	1400 m
Residents	5400 (2007)

Mali - also called Mali-Ville to better distinguish it from the state of Mali - is a place in Guinea with around 5,400 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Mali prefecture and is about 110 km north of Labé .

Mali is 1,400 meters above sea level, making it the highest town in Guinea. As a result, the temperatures here are the lowest in the country, ranging from 5 ° C in December to 28 ° C in March. Occasionally some snow even falls, most recently in 1951.

There is no car repair shop, bank, hotel or restaurant in Mali. Market day is Sunday.

On the other hand, in Mali you can buy the best fabrics in all of Guinea. They are made entirely without chemical additives, they are colored with natural indigo .

Sight: The Lady of Mali is a rock formation that is famous all over Guinea. In contrast to many other natural formations in Africa, there is no legend about their origin. One only says: "God created her as she is."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007 calculation)

literature

• Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Alexandra Gazel, Pierre Jarnigon, Collectif: Le Petit Futé - Guinée / Guinée Bissau , ISBN 978-2746916036 .