Banani is a village in

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

, populated by the

Dogon people The Dogon are an ethnic group indigenous to the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa, south of the Niger River, Niger bend, near the city of Bandiagara, and in Burkina Faso. The population numbers between 400,000 and 800,000. They spe ...

. Banani village is situated at the base and on the lower slopes of a mountain ridge. There is a steep road leading up to

Sangha Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these languages. It was historically used in a political context t ...

Toro So Escarpment Dogon is a continuum of Dogon dialects of the Bandiagara Escarpment, including the standard language. There are three principal dialects: *Toro So ''Tɔrɔ sɔɔ'', called ''Bomu Tegu'' in the plains languages and also known as ''D ...

is spoken in the village. James Warfield The Art of the Travel Sketch: Dancing Lessons from God 161842310X - 2009 - “Banani,. Mali”. - This is Banani, a Dogon village formed at the base of a sheer cliff. The sketch shows the diversity of building forms, all built from earth, ..."

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{{Coord, 14, 27, N, 3, 17, W, display=title, region:ML_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Mopti Region