Dogon Plateau

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Dogon Plateau

plateau, Mali

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…of the Niger River the Dogon Plateau descends gently westward to the river valley but ends in abrupt cliffs on the southeast. These cliffs reach an elevation approaching 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) at Bandiagara. Northwest of the region is the country’s highest point, Mount Hombori Tondo, which rises to a…
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…of the Niger River the Dogon Plateau descends gently westward to the river valley but ends in abrupt cliffs on the southeast. These cliffs reach an elevation approaching 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) at Bandiagara. Northwest of the region is the country’s highest point, Mount Hombori Tondo, which rises to a…
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