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(Redirected from Kirshamba) Commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali
Kirchamba
Commune and village
Country Mali
RegionTombouctou Region
CercleDiré Cercle
Population
 • Total2,305
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ClimateBWh

Kirchamba is a village and commune of the Cercle of Diré in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 2,305.

History

Kirchamba was founded by the Kehath (Ka'ti) family, Spanish Sephardi Jews who were descended from Ismael Jan Kot Al-yahudi of Scheida in Southern Morocco. The Kehath (Ka'ti) family settled in the Songhai Empire in 1492. The Kehath family later converted to Islam along with the rest of the local non-Muslim population.

See also

References

  1. "Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005" (PDF). Mali Reforme Telecom. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2004. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  2. "Timbuktu". Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. "Timbuktu (Mali)". Shavei Israel. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
Mali Communes and towns of Tombouctou Region
Capital: Timbuktu
Diré Cercle
Goundam Cercle
Gourma-Rharous Cercle
Niafunké Cercle
Timbuktu Cercle

16°21′N 3°15′W / 16.350°N 3.250°W / 16.350; -3.250

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