Sofara

Sofara
Town
Sofara
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°1′3″N 4°13′52″W / 14.01750°N 4.23111°W / 14.01750; -4.23111Coordinates: 14°1′3″N 4°13′52″W / 14.01750°N 4.23111°W / 14.01750; -4.23111
Country  Mali
Region Mopti Region
Cercle Djenné Cercle
Commune Fakala
Elevation 271 m (889 ft)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Sofara (Fula: Kaka) is a small town and seat (chef-lieu) of the rural commune of Fakala in the Cercle of Djenné in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.[1] The town lies on the right bank of the Bani River. A weekly market is held in the town on Tuesdays that serves the settlements in the region.[2]

References

  1. Communes de la Région de Mopti (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19 .
  2. Quensière, Jacques, ed. (1994), La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (PDF) (in French), Paris: ORSTOM, Karthala, p. 539 Carte VI, ISBN 2709912023 .
  • Schutyser, Sebastian. "Sofara Mosque". Archnet.


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