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 Capital
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| Bamako is a prairie city
surrounded by mountains in Southwest Mali and is divided by
the Niger River. In the 18th century the city was a village
of several hundred households with the main industries being
fishing and agriculture. France colonized Bamako in the 19th
century, but the former capital of West Sudan, Kayes, was relocated
to Bamako in 1904. Bamako became the capital of Mali when Mali
gained its independence from France in 1960. The city of Bamako
has been experiencing radical urbanization since. As a result,
the growth of the city and the actual increase of its population
have been significantly larger than what was planned in the
revised Master Plan. The current population of the city is over
1 million. With the African Nations' Cup in 2002, there have
been great developments in the city's infrastructure. Today
Bamako is a city offering one of the finest environments for
tourism and businesses. |
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Cité administrative
Parc zoologique
Musée national
Gare ferroviere
Assemblée Nationale
Grande Mosquée
Institut National des Arts
Hippodrome
Palais de la Culture
Gare Routière
Aeroport International de Bamako-Senou
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Capital Bamako
Ambassador's
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