Kangaba
Sign in to saveKangaba is a town, commune, and seat of the Kangaba Cercle in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kangaba
- Settlement.other_name
- Kaba
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Entrance to Kangaba.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Entrance to Kangaba
- Settlement.imagesize
- 200px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mali#Africa
- 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
- Koulikoro Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Cercle
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kangaba Cercle
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_total
- 17,232
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 343
- Image
- Entrance to Kangaba.jpg
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- Kangaba
- inception
- 1050-00-00
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- Capitals of the state of Kangaba (1050-1237)
- List of Kings of Kangaba
- References
Kangaba is a town, commune, and seat of the Kangaba Cercle in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali.
Kangaba is believed to have been founded in 1050 by Mandinka tribesmen and was a vassal state of the Ghana Empire. Once known as Kaba, the area was a core province of the Mali Empire. After winning the Battle of Kirina in 1235, Sundiata Keita proclaimed the Manden Charter, also known as the Kouroukan Fouga after the field near Kangaba where it was created, perhaps the oldest constitution in the world. Ceremonies are still held in the town to honor the ancient traditions and promote a message of peace and fraternity.
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