Dia, Mali

Dia is a small town and seat of the commune of Diaka in the Cercle of Ténenkou in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.[1]

Dia
Town
Dia
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°21′7″N 4°57′25″W
Country Mali
RegionMopti Region
CercleTénenkou Cercle
CommuneDiaka
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

According to Levtzion, the Diakhanke "remember Dia in Massina as the town of their ancestor, Suware, a great marabout and a saint."[2]

The three settlement mound complex, near the Inland Niger Delta, predates Djenne and Timbuktu.[3] Dia-Shoma, as the earliest settlement mound, dates to the 9th century BCE.[3] Dia-Mara dates to sixth century CE. The height of settlement at this complex is reached around the tenth century CE.[3]

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 2012-09-19.
  2. Levtzion, Nehemia (1973). Ancient Ghana and Mali. New York: Methuen & Co Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0841904316.
  3. Arazi, Noemie. "Tracing History in Dia, in the Inland Niger Delta of Mali -Archaeology, Oral Traditions and Written Sources" (PDF). University College London. Institute of Archaeology.

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