The settlement at the turnoff from the Bamako-Mopti highway for Djenné |
The settlement at the turnoff from the Bamako-Mopti highway for Djenné |
Fallen sign for Hamfendou Djenné - Perimetre Horticole Feminin, a USAID project |
Cattle walking in a line outside a village |
Thatched roof granaries, Mali |
Wetlands along the Bani River near Djenné |
Lily pads, Bani River wetlands, Mali |
Table set up along the Bani River at the Djenné ferry landing |
Vendors set up shop near the Djenné ferry landing |
Wood carvings, Djenné ferry |
African masks for sale at the Djenné ferry |
African masks, Mali |
Morning stroll along the beach |
Mudbrick huts along the Bani River at the Djenné ferry landing |
Mud huts, Mali |
Pirogues pulled up along the Bani River near Djenné |
Flowers along the Bani River, Mali |
Bani River, Mali |
Bani River, Mali |
Big tree along the Bani River, Mali |
One of the women hoping to sell to tourists |
Here, Rotel decided for a pirogue crossing instead of the regular ferry |
One of the souvenir women hitches a ride in our boat |
Crossing the Bani River by pirogue |
Pirogue captain |
Leaving the Rotel behind for a few hours |
Brigitte |
Our captain used a motor, not a long pole |
Yamaha motorbike and the Bani River Ferry, Mali |
Does he know where Arizona is? |
"Bush Taxi" for the last few km to Djenné |
Local wooden canoes called pirogues |
Kids playing in the Bani River outside Djenné |
Arriving at Djenné, Mali |
Djenné and the Bani River, Mali |
Djenné is famous for its ornate mud-brick architecture |
Mud-brick wall and a multi-story building, Djenné |
Shop fronts along the main market square, Djenné |
The entire town is a well-deserved UNESCO World Heritage site |
One of the highlights of West Africa, the Great Mosque (Grande Mosquée) of Djenné |
The Great Mosque of Djenné |
The current Great Mosque of Djenné was built in 1907 |
The design of the Great Mosque is basically unchanged since it was first constructed in 1280 |
Grande Mosquée de Djenné, the largest mudbrick building on earth |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
The mosque was rebuilt in its original form in 1907 |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
Grande Mosquée, Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali |
List of public transport fares from Djenné |
Sekousarmoye Sounkoro Djenné |
Sahel-style building adornments, Djenné |
Even in a large town like Djenné, women can be seen grinding millet |
Rooftop view, Djenné |
Library of Djenné |
Library of Djenné |
Ornate door to the Bibliotheque, Djenné |
Bibliotheque des Manuscrits de Djenné with the remains of the cities past as an important center of learning |
The Library was reconstucted in 2006 with foreign aid |
The new Library of Djenné |
Adornments on a mud house in Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali |
The ruined ancient mosque was rebuilt in one year, completed 1 Oct 1907 |
On Mondays, a large market takes place on the square in front of the mosque, Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné - eastern face |
Locals may approach you to offer the view from their rooftop terraces |
Rooftop view of the Great Mosque |
Rooftop view of the Great Mosque |
Climb to a nearby terrace for a good view of the mosque. Best light is early morning (this is 1 pm) |
Rooftop view of the Great Mosque, Djenné |
Rooftop view of the Great Mosque, Djenné |
Abloutions block outside the Great Mosque |
Rooftop view of the Great Mosque, Djenné |
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Great Mosque of Djenné |
Window of a traditional Djenné home |
Minarets through an ornate window |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali |
Side road leading away from the mosque, SW |
Kids in Djenné |
Girl in Djenné, Mali |
Djenné kids |
The rear of the Great Mosque |
The western facade of the Great Mosque of Djenné |
The western facade of the Great Mosque of Djenné |
Great Mosque of Djenné |
Imam performing the Call to Prayer at the Great Mosque of Djenné |
Street in Djenné, Mali |
Djenné, Mali |
Djenné is on an island in the Bani River |
Bani River from Djenné |
Washing up along the river, Djenné, Mali |
Djenné, Mali |
Mudbrick house in Djenné, Mali |
Detail of an ornate door, Djenné |
Djenné, Mali |
Tomb of the Virgin, Tapama Dienepo, a girl sacrificed in the 9th Century |
Tombe de la Jeune Fille, Tapama Dienepo, Djenné, Mali |
Across from Tapama Dienepo |
Djenné, Mali |
Djenné, Mali |
The raw material for Djenné - mudbricks |
Djenné, Mali |
Boys at a Koranic school in Djenné, Mali |
Boy holding a sura tablet at the Koranic school, Djenné |
Doorway, Djenné, Mali |
Old election poster, Votez RPM, Djenné, Mali |
Street scene, Djenné, Mali |
Djenné, Mali |
Girl looking out the doorway |
Mud-brick building with ornamentation, Djenné, Mali |
Typical Djenné architecture |
Djenné, Mali |
Djenné, Mali |
Old mudbrick architecture, Djenné |
Horse-drawn cart, instead of the usual donkey |
The northwest causeway leading off the island |
Bani River on the north side of Djenné, Mali |
Water pump in front of a house hit by grafitti |
Djenné, Mali |
A pile of mud-bricks, Mali |
Les Trois Foyers, Djenné, Mali |
Sacred Well of Nana Wangara, Djenné |
Nana Wangara ou Puits du Souverain Marocain, Djenné |
An ornate window frame, Djenné |
Djenné, Mali |
Djenné, Mali |
Djenné, Mali |
Ram, Djenné, Mali |
House of the Traditional Chief |
House of the Traditional Chief, Djenné |
House of the Traditional Chief, Djenné, Mali |
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The eastern bridge, Pont de Seymani, Djenné, Mali |
PSP - Pari pour la Solidarité et le Progrès - Mali political party |
RPM - Rassemblement pour le Mali - another political party |
ADEMA-PASJ - Mali political party, Djenné |
German-Mali Cooperation in Djenné |
An unusual textured facade, Djenné |
Parked donkey-carts, Djenné |
Madrassa - Koranic school, Djenné |
Djenné |
Small shops, Djenné |
Shop in Djenné |
A let these boys lead me around, more to keep the others at bay |
Association des Handicapes Physiques, a German-Mali project, Djenné |
Wares on display for tourists near the post office, Djenné |
A selection of items for sale to tourists in Djenne, Mali |
License plate from Burkina Faso |
Campement-Hotel Djenné |
Campement-Hotel Djenné |
Woodcarvings for sale, Djenné |
Marché chez Sekou Kontao, Djenné |
Girl at the Petit Marché |
Girl at the Petit Marché |
Salon Coiffure, Djenné |
Groupe Scolaire Sory I Thiocary, Djenné |
Alimentation Générale Quincaillerie-Divers chez Kanoye Cisse |
Buvez Coca-Cola, everywhere |
What a hairdo! |
Fresh meat, Djenné |
Djenné |
Galerie El Farouk, Djenné |
Souvenirs, Mali |
She managed to sell me a hat on the pirogue |
Brian crossing the Bani with local hat |
Low-maintenance baby-transport, Mali |
Clean laundry set out to dry in the dirt along the Bani River, Mali |
Boy carrying his shoes walking along the road |
On the way back to the main road, we stopped at one of several villages with interesting mudbrick mosques |
Mudbrick mosque in a village between Djenné and the main Bamako-Mopti highway |
The people in this village didn't seem particularly friendly |
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Village on the road from Djenné |
Granary close-up, Mali |
Granary in the same small village |
Sahel (Sudanese) style mudbrick mosque in a village on the Djenné access road |
Granaries, Mali |
Village between Djenné and the main intersection |
Granary, Mali |
Three thatched granaries, Mali |
Roadside life, Mali |
Men loading millet into a granary, Mali |
A small mudbrick mosque, Mali |
Rocky outcropping after miles of flat, Central Mali |
Rising terrain signaling the approach to Dogon Country |
Nomad huts under a tree, Mali |