116 ML - Old Towns of Djenné (1988)

 Old Towns of Djenné

Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam. Its traditional houses, of which nearly 2,000 have survived, are built on hillocks (toguere) as protection from the seasonal floods.

杰内古城

杰内自公元前250年开始有人居住，后来发展成一个市场中心和撒哈拉黄金贸易的重要中心。15世纪到16世纪间杰内成为伊斯兰教义传播的中心。城内的古建筑约有2 000座被完好地保存下来。这些建筑为防止季节性洪水，房屋建在了小丘之上 。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/116

• 116-001 Djenné-Djeno (ancienne Djenné)
• 116-002 Kaniana
• 116-003 Tonomba
• 116-004 Djenné
• 116-005 Hambarketolo

116-004  Old Towns of Djenné

516 ML - Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (1989)

Brief Description

"The Bandiagara site is an outstanding landscape of cliffs and sandy plateaux with some beautiful architecture (houses, granaries, altars, sanctuaries and Togu Na, or communal meeting-places). Several age-old social traditions live on in the region (masks, feasts, rituals, and ceremonies involving ancestor worship). The geological, archaeological and ethnological interest, together with the landscape, make the Bandiagara plateau one of West Africa's most impressive sites."

邦贾加拉悬崖(多贡斯土地)

"邦贾加拉的突出地形是悬崖和沙土高原，悬崖上建有大型建筑（房屋、粮仓、圣坛、神殿和集会厅）。这里现在仍然保留着许多悠久的传统（面纱、集会、祭祀仪式等）。正是这些建筑学、考古学和人类学的价值，以及优美的风景，使邦贾加拉高地成为最具西非地质地貌特征的地方之一。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/516

Courtesy of vykortsfantast from postcrossing forum

119 ML - Timbuktu (1988)

Timbuktu
"Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu's golden age. Although continuously restored, these monuments are today under threat from desertification."

廷巴克图
"这里是声名显赫的科兰尼克·桑科雷大学的所在地。廷巴克图在公元15世纪至16世纪成为了宗教文化中心，同时也是伊斯兰文化向非洲传播的中心。津加里贝尔、桑科尔和西迪·牙希亚这三座雄伟的清真寺反映了廷巴克图的黄金年代。尽管这些建筑不断地被修复，但是今天它们仍然受到风沙侵蚀的威胁。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119

Djinguereber Mosque interior