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Niafunke Cercle
Niafunke may refer to: *Niafunké Cercle, an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali **Niafunké, a town in Mali **Niafunké Airport *Niafunké (album), ''Niafunké'' (album), an album by Ali Farka Touré {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niafunké Cercle
Niafunké Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The administrative center (''chef-lieu'') is the town of Niafunké. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 184,285. The Niger River runs for 100 km through the cercle. The cercle is subdivided into eight communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...:. * Banikane Narhawa * Dianké * Fittouga * Koumaïra * Léré * N'Gorkou * Soboundou * Soumpi References Cercles of Mali Tombouctou Region {{Tombouctou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niafunké
Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administrative center ('' chef-lieu'') of the commune of Soboundou in the Niafunké Cercle of the Tombouctou Region Tombouctou Region ( Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Tumutu Dineja) is one of the administrative regions of Mali. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles. The region is part of northern Mali that was separ .... Niafunké was the hometown of musician and farmer Ali Farka Touré, who moved there as an infant and went on to become the town's mayor in 2004. He invested much of his music income in an irrigation scheme. '' Niafunké'' is also the title of an album he recorded there in 1999. Toure's son Vieux Farka Toure was also born in Niafunke. References Populated places in Tombouctou Region {{Tombouctou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niafunké Airport
Niafunké Airport (French: ''Aéroport de Niafunké'') is an airport serving Niafunké, a town in the Niafunké Cercle in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concre ... that is long. References Great Circle Mapper - Niafunké* Google Earth Airports in Mali {{Mali-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |