Mali map quiz
Explore cities and landmarks of Mali!
Quizzes in this pack
Mali: cities, landmarks.
| Cities | 7 questions |
| Landmarks | 8 questions |
Sample questions
- The capital and largest city on the Niger River in the south, one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa
- Answer: Bamako
- Legendary city at the edge of the Sahara, a UNESCO-listed medieval center of Islamic learning and trans-Saharan trade
- Answer: Timbuktu
- Ancient city on the Niger floodplain, home to its Great Mosque, the largest mud-brick building in the world
- Answer: Djenné
- Central city at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers, called the 'Venice of Mali' for its islands and canals
- Answer: Mopti
- Eastern city on the Niger River, former capital of the Songhai Empire, one of West Africa's greatest medieval states
- Answer: Gao
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Bamako
On the Niger River
Bamako, the capital of Mali, lies on the river Niger, and its name is said to mean “crocodile river” in Bambara. Three bridges cross the wide river, among them the King Fahd Bridge. Mali is known for its music, and many famous musicians come from the city.
- Did you know?
- Timbuktu and the mud mosque of Djenné are in Mali too
Djenné
Inner Niger Delta
Djenné is one of the oldest towns in sub-Saharan Africa, on an island in the Inner Niger Delta. Its Great Mosque is the largest mud-brick building in the world, and every Monday a huge market fills the square in front of it; each year townspeople replaster the mosque with fresh mud.
- Known for
- The Great Mosque, the Monday market, mud plastering
Gao
On the Niger, eastern Mali
Gao lies on the Niger in eastern Mali and was the capital of the Songhai Empire, one of the largest empires in African history, in the 1400s and 1500s. The tomb of Askia Mohammed, a mud-brick pyramid from 1495, stands in the town, and pirogues cross the wide river.
- Known for
- The Songhai Empire, the Askia tomb, the Niger
Great Mosque of Djenné
Djenné, Mopti Region
The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali is the largest mud-brick building in the world. The present mosque was built in 1907, and every year the whole town joins a festival to plaster its walls with fresh mud before the rains.
- Built
- 1907
- Did you know?
- The wooden beams sticking out of the walls are used as ladders when it is plastered
Inner Niger Delta
Central Mali
The Inner Niger Delta is a huge inland floodplain where the Niger River spreads out across the Sahel in central Mali. Each year the flood covers an area of up to about 30,000 km², bringing fish, grazing and water for millions of birds.
- Area
- Up to about 30,000 km² in flood
Tomb of Askia
Gao
The Tomb of Askia in Gao is a pyramid of mud brick about 17 metres tall, built in 1495 for Askia Mohammad I, emperor of the Songhai Empire. Wooden beams stick out of its sides, used as scaffolding when it is re-plastered.
- Height
- About 17 m
- Built
- 1495
How it works
Pick a quiz, then find, name or choose your answer on the 3D globe. A round has 10 questions by default, or more, up to the whole quiz. Each round picks what you need most: questions due again, new ones and the places you tend to mix up. In a short round, the questions you miss are asked once more at the end. Spaced repetition then brings them back on later days until you know them.
Every round also fills your mastery badges for the continent or country, the topic and the whole world: bronze at 50%, silver at 80% and gold at 100%.
