Mali, Guinea
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Mali, often known as Mali-ville to distinguish it from the country of Mali
, is a town in northern Guinea
on the edge of the Tamgué Massif. Population 4,798 (2008 est).
It is known as a market town
and for its honey
. Market day is Sunday. Mali lies near Mount Loura
and Mount Lansa and is the highest town in Guinea at over 1300 metres.
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...
, is a town in northern Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
on the edge of the Tamgué Massif. Population 4,798 (2008 est).
It is known as a market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
and for its honey
Honey
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
. Market day is Sunday. Mali lies near Mount Loura
Mount Loura
Mount Loura, alt. 1515 m is the northernmost point and highest peak in the Fouta Djallon in northern Guinea. It is 7 km from the prefecture of Maali . It is part of a complex of mountains called the Massif de Tamgue, which rises to steep cliffs on three sides, and provides views into Senegal...
and Mount Lansa and is the highest town in Guinea at over 1300 metres.