Dinangourou

Dinangourou (Dúŋà ɔ̀rù; Dinaŋguru) is a village and commune of the Cercle of Koro in the Mopti Region of Mali. Jamsay Dogon is spoken in the village. A weekly Sunday market is hosted in the village. The local surname is Goro.

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Vinony's link graph records 171 inbound references to Dinangourou, and connects out to Mali, time zone and geographic coordinate system.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Mopti Region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Dinangourou
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mopti Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Koro Cercle
Settlement.population_as_of: 2009 census
Settlement.population_total: 35886
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: GMT
Settlement.utc_offset: +0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of Mali
Country: Mali
Located in: Koro Cercle
Elevation: 241

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On December 20, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked Malian forces at Dinangourou. JNIM first exploded an SVBIED and then raided the Malian camp. Several dozen Malian soldiers were killed, although the exact death toll is unknown.

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