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Place nameMali
Other namesRépublique du Mali, Republic of Mali, Malí, MLI, ML, ISO466, ML00, Sudanese Republic, Soudan français, French Sudan, Malian
Latitude17
Longitude-4
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area was home to Paleolithic settlements; was traversed by caravans from 300 BCE; Southern region was heart of great Mali Empire 12th-15th cen.; Moors invaded in 16th cen.; French controlled area from 1881; official language is French, though languages of Mande group are more widely spoken, including Bambara, Soninke, Malinké, and Dogon (non-Mande Fulani, Songhai, Senufo, and Minianka are also spoken).
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