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Village in Mopti Region, Mali
Kikara
Village
Kikara is located in MaliKikaraKikaraLocation in Mali
Coordinates: 15°12′40″N 2°44′49″W / 15.21111°N 2.74694°W / 15.21111; -2.74694
Country Mali
RegionMopti Region
CercleDouentza Cercle
CommuneGandamia
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kikara (Tondi Songway Kiini: Kî:rá; Fulfulde: Kikkara) is a small village and seat of the commune of Gandamia in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.

The village lies on the northern slope of the Gandamia Massif (or Dyoundé Massif), an inselberg that rises 750 m above the plain. The massif extends for 60 km in an east-west direction and 10 km north to south.

Bananas, cassava, papaya, tobacco, onion, lettuce, chili pepper, squash are planted in Kikara. The village has a weekly Friday market. Tondi Songway Kiini is the main language of the village, and Fulfulde is also spoken in the region. The local surname is Maiga.

References

  1. Communes de la Région de Mopti (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
  2. Moran, Steven; Forkel, Robert; Heath, Jeffrey, eds. (2016). "Kikara". dogonlanguages.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
Mali Communes and towns of Mopti Region
Capital: Mopti
Bandiagara Cercle
Bankass Cercle
Djenné Cercle
Douentza Cercle
Koro Cercle
Mopti Cercle
Ténenkou Cercle
Youwarou Cercle


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