Issa Bery
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Issa Bery is a commune
of the Cercle of Goundam
in the Tombouctou Region of Mali
. The administrative center (chef-lieu
) is the village of Toucabangou
which is on the south shore of Lake Faguibine
. The commune includes areas of land both to the south and to the north of the lake.
Communes of Mali
A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district . These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 Cercles...
of the Cercle of Goundam
Goundam Cercle
Goundam Cercle is a second level administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region in north-eastern Mali. Its administrative center is the town of Goundam. In the 2009 census, the cercle had a population of 150,150....
in the Tombouctou Region of 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...
. The administrative center (chef-lieu
Chef-lieu
A chef-lieu is a town or city that is pre-eminent, from an administrative perspective, in any given sub-division of territory in France and some French-speaking countries.-In Algeria:...
) is the village of Toucabangou
Toucabangou
Toucabangou is a village and seat of the commune of Issa Bery in the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.-References:...
which is on the south shore of Lake Faguibine
Lake Faguibine
Lake Faguibine is a lake in Mali on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert situated 80 km west of Timbuktu and 75 km north of the Niger River to which it is connected by a system of smaller lakes and channels. In years when the height of the annual flood of the river is sufficient, water...
. The commune includes areas of land both to the south and to the north of the lake.