Sibila
Sign in to saveSibila is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune contains 15 villages in an area of approximately 280 square kilometers. In the 2009 census it had a population of 19,185.
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- commune of Mali
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- Mali
- Located in
- Ségou Region
- Area
- 280
- Elevation
- 279
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Sibila is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune contains 15 villages in an area of approximately 280 square kilometers. In the 2009 census it had a population of 19,185.
Sibila was the seat of the small kingdom of Sana or Sanadougou, originally ruled from nearby Sana Madougou ruled by a branch of the Traore dynasty. Abderrahmane al-Sa'di, author of the Tarikh al-Sudan, visited the kingdom in 1643. The town was sacked by Bambara mercenaries in 1645.
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