Sangha (sometimes spelled Sanga) is a
rural commune in the
Cercle of Bandigara in the
Mopti Region of
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 ...
. The commune contains around 44 small villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 32,513. The administrative centre (''
chef-lieu
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lux ...
'') is the village of
Sangha Ogol Leye, one of a cluster of at least 10 small villages at the top of the
Bandiagara Escarpment
The Bandiagara Escarpment is an escarpment in the Dogon country of Mali. The sandstone cliff rises about above the lower sandy flats to the south. It has a length of approximately .
The area of the escarpment is inhabited today by the Dogon pe ...
.
The commune is known as a centre for
Dogon traditional religion with many temples and shrines, and as a base for visitors to the local
Dogon
Dogon may refer to:
*Dogon people, an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa
*Dogon languages, a small, close-knit language family spoken by the Dogon people of Mali
*'' Dogon A.D.'', an album by saxophonist Juliu ...
villages.
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 of Sangha.
Most of the ethnographic work by
Marcel Griaule was carried out among the Dogon of Sangha.
Gallery
ASC Leiden - W.E.A. van Beek Collection - Dogon markets 11 - Multi coloured clothing at the Sangha market, Mali 1992.jpg, Multicoloured clothing at Sangha market, 1992
ASC Leiden - W.E.A. van Beek Collection - Dogon markets 07 - Women with children and cassava roots at Sangha market, Mali 1992.jpg, Women with children and cassava roots at Sangha market, 1992
Palabres.jpg, A toguna
A toguna (or palaver hut), also written as ''togu'na'' or ''togu na'' (meaning "great shelter") is a public building erected by the Dogon people in the West African country of Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈 ...
at Sangha, 2006
ASangha 03.JPG, View of Sangha, 2007
DogonSirige2.JPG, Multistoried masks during a dance in Sangha, 2007
PorteMali.jpg, Door of the house of the Hogon in Sangha, Ogol quarter, 2007
See also
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Binou
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Lebe
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Tellem
The Tellem (meaning: "those who were before us" or "We found them" in the Dogon languageBedaux, Rogier M. A., ''Tellem, reconnaissance archéologique d'une culture de l'Ouest africain au Moyen Age : recherches architectoniques'', Journal de la ...
*
Toloy
Toloy is the name given to the first occupantsBedaux, Rogier Michiel Alphons, « Tellem, reconnaissance archéologique d'une culture de l'Ouest africain au Moyen Âge : recherches architectoniques », ''Journal de la Société des Africanistes'' ( ...
*
Yaboyabo Yaboyabo (Serer language, Serer, variations : ''Yaabo-Yabo'', ''Yabo Yabo'', ''YABO-YABO'' or ''Yabo-Yabo'') is an ancient village in the Rural communities of Senegal, rural community of Séssène (var : ''Sessene''), in the Thies Region of Senegal. ...
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Awa Society
Awa (in Dogon), also known as the Awa Society, the Society of Masks, is an African mask and initiatory society of the Dogon people of Mali which is made up of circumcised men, and whose role is both ritual and political within Dogon society. ...
References
External links
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Communes of Mopti Region
Dogon holy places
Dogon history
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