Gory is a
rural commune and small town in the
Cercle of Yélimané in the
Kayes Region
Kayes Region ( Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kayi Dineja, ) is one of ten first level national subdivisions in Mali called Regions. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of . Its capital is the town of Kayes. The ...
of western
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
, near the border of
Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...
. The commune contains the following ten villages: Biladjimi, Chiguegué, Darsalam, Foungou, Gory, Gory Banda, Mongoro, Sabouciré, Sambancanou and Takoutallah. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 10,760. The town of Gory is 25 km west of the town of
Yélimané
Yélimané is a town and principal settlement of the commune of Guidimé in the Cercle of Yélimané in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali, near the border of Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is ...
.
History
Gory is one of the most important historical towns of the Diafunu region. During
Mahmadu Lamine
al-Hajj Mahmadu Lamine Drame, also known as Ma Lamine Demba Dibassi, (died 9 December 1887) was a nineteenth-century Tijaniyyah, Tijani marabout who led a series of rebellions against the France, French colonialism, colonial government in what is ...
's war against French colonialism, his son Souaiybou was besieged for five months in the Gory
tata, until April 1887. Upon his capture, he was court-martialed and shot at age 18.
[Institut Fondamental de l'Afrique Noire. Musée Historique de Gorée Exhibit (August 2024).]
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Communes of Kayes Region
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