Diafarabé
Encyclopedia
Diafarabé is a village
in the Cercle of Tenenkou
in the Mopti Region
of southern-central Mali
. It lies on the Niger River
. Every year in late November thousands of head of cattle are shepherded across the river in the Traversée Des Animaux which is an important festival for Diafarabé.
Government news release from 2009
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Cercle of Tenenkou
Tenenkou Cercle
Ténenkou Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Mopti Region of Mali. Its seat is the town of Ténenkou, which is also its largest town. The cercle is divided into communes.Ténenkou Cercle contains the following communes:* Diafarabé* Diaka...
in the Mopti Region
Mopti Region
Mopti is the fifth administrative region of Mali, covering 79,017 km². Its capital is the city of Mopti.-Geography:Mopti Region is bordered by Tombouctou Region to the north, Ségou Region to the southwest, and Burkina Faso to the southeast....
of southern-central Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. It lies on the Niger River
Niger River
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...
. Every year in late November thousands of head of cattle are shepherded across the river in the Traversée Des Animaux which is an important festival for Diafarabé.
Government news release from 2009