Koniakari
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Koniakari is a city in Mali's Kayes Region, 77 km northeast of the city of Kayes. Koniakari has an estimated population of 12,000.
In 1855, El Hadj Umar Tall constructed a tata (fortification) at Koniakari to protect against the soldiers of French Colonel Louis Archinard; the tata still stands today, and has become a tourist attraction.
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- This article began as a translation of the corresponding article from the French Wikipedia, accessed December 17, 2005.
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