Saraféré

Saraféré
Village
Saraféré

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 15°49′22″N 3°41′55″W / 15.82278°N 3.69861°WCoordinates: 15°49′22″N 3°41′55″W / 15.82278°N 3.69861°W
Country  Mali
Region Tombouctou Region
Cercle Niafunke Cercle
Commune Fittouga
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Saraféré is a village and seat of the commune of Fittouga in the Cercle of Niafunke in the Tombouctou Region of Mali.[1] The village lies on the Barra-Issa, one of the branches of the Niger River in the Inner Niger Delta.

Visit by Edmond Fortier

The French photographer, Edmond Fortier, visited the village in 1905-1906 and published a series of postcards.

References

  1. Schéma Directeur de Lutte Contre l’Ensablement dans le Nord du Mali (6ème et 7ème Régions): Monographie de la Commune de Fitouga (in French), Ministère de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement, République du Mali, 2004