Mali
Oly Cuacuas (Lea)
Mali’s Location
•
It is officially the
Republic of Mali.
French : République
du Mali.
•
Mali is a landlocked
country, that is west
in the continent of
Africa.
•
Its capital is
Bamako.(Located with
a star on the map)
•
The countries that
border Mali are Algeria
to the North, Niger to
the East and Cote
D’lvoire to the South.
Natural
Resources/
Geography
• Mali’s most common
resources are gold
and salt.
• Most of Mali lies on
the Sahara Desert.
• Mali’s only fertile land
is in the south. That is
where the Niger and
Senegal rivers provide
water for irrigation.
(To supply dry land
with water by means
of ditches, pipes, or
streams; water
artificially)
Mali’s
Important
Cities
•
Some of Mali’s
important cities were
Timbuktu, Djennée
and Oualata.
•
They were trade
centers who played an
important role in the
caravan trade through
the Sahara desert.
•
Caravan; trade in pre
colonial times was
conducted by
caravans of camels.
•
These camels would
be fattened for a
number of months on
the plains of either the
Magherb or the Sahel
before being
assembled into a
caravan.
The average size per caravan was
1,000 camels; some caravans were as
large as 12,000. The caravans would
be guided by highly paid Berbers who
knew the desert and could ensure safe
passage from their fellow desert
nomads.