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In the Djenne market, one sees piles of dried fish. Much of the fish undoubtably comes from the water immediately surrounding the town, and so watching the fisherman work is of some interest. At the time we arrived, the dry season hadn't quite finished and much of the wetland areas were bone dry. Nevertheless, some puddles did offer up a catch of fish to fisherman. Flip through this series of images quickly to see single net toss.
Updated Feb 17, 2006
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Everywhere on the streets, you see the wooden table football games.
I would like to take one home with me but my backpack isn't big enough
Kids love it.
I noticed that most of the times some players were missing... Injured, transferred of just in hospital....
Updated May 2, 2004
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Everywhere on the streets, you see the wooden table football games.I would like to take one home with me but my backpack isn't big enoughKids love it.I noticed...
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Djenne is a Market Town with a Great Mud Mosque
For the world, the world's largest mud building is certainly the attraction here. But, the building wouldn't have been so grand if Djenne were not also a great market town. The Mosque itself is barely...
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Nice city for sure. It has been listed in Unesco’s World Heritage. The mosque (first built in 1280) is fantastic. There are nice pieces of architecture everywhere. The market (on monday) is considered...
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Djenne is situated on an island in the Bani river. The entire city is a UNESCO world heritage site, as the city is almost entirely built of mud. The most famous building in Djenne is for sure the...
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Djenne is included on the list of the Unesco, patrimony of the humanity. They can not build any house made of cement without asking to the Unesco, so it is more or less like it was a long, long time...
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