Ambidedi
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Ambidedi is a small town
and principal settlement of the commune of Kemene Tambo
in the Cercle of Kayes
in the Kayes Region
of south-western Mali
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Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and principal settlement of the commune of Kemene Tambo
Kemene Tambo
Kemene Tambo is a commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The principal town lies at Ambidedi. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 10,901. Kemene Tambo offers telephone and electricity service to its residents....
in the Cercle of Kayes
Kayes Cercle
Kayes Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its seat is the city of Kayes, which is also the capital of its Region and its largest city. The Cercle is further divided into Arrondissements and Communes. Kayes city is subdivided into Urban Communes and Wards...
in the Kayes Region
Kayes Region
Kayes Region is one of eight first level national subdivisions, called Regions in Mali. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 120,760 km²...
of south-western Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
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