Manding Mountains
Encyclopedia
The Manding Mountains are a highland
area in Mali
, stretching between its western border with Guinea to an area 50km west of Bamako
, Mali's capital. They reach 457 metres (1,499.3 ft) above sea level. Kangaba, the spiritual home of the Mandinka people
, is located at the foot of the mountains.
Highland (geography)
The term highland or upland is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau. Generally speaking, the term upland tends to be used for ranges of hills, typically up to 500-600m, and highland for ranges of low mountains.The Scottish Highlands refers to the mountainous...
area in 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...
, stretching between its western border with Guinea to an area 50km west of Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
, Mali's capital. They reach 457 metres (1,499.3 ft) above sea level. Kangaba, the spiritual home of the Mandinka people
Mandinka people
The Mandinka, Malinke are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa with an estimated population of eleven million ....
, is located at the foot of the mountains.