Don i tison

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Don i tison
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Ruins of former German military post (1911/12) at the summit
Highest point
Elevation ca. 620 m
Coordinates 4°39′01″N11°05′46″E / 4.650172°N 11.096192°E / 4.650172; 11.096192 Coordinates: 4°39′01″N11°05′46″E / 4.650172°N 11.096192°E / 4.650172; 11.096192
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Don i tison

Don i tison (from Bafia: Town-hill) is the southernmost peak of a mountainous ridge west of the Cameroonian city of Bafia. The nearest populated place is Gouife.

In the figurative sense Don i Tison means populated peak. This comes probably from the fact that a German military base was located here from March 1911 to September 1912 during the Bafia campaign against surrounded populations. [1] Some ruins from this period still remain. Most spectacular is a surrounding wall made from roughly-cut stone.

From November 6, 1914 to December 15, 1914 German ethnologist Günther Tessmann used the place as a base camp during his expedition to the Bafia people. [2]

The ascent of the mountain is a part of the biannual Mbam'Art festival. [3]

Don I Tison.jpg
Southern panoramic view to the Sanaga plains from Don I tison.
Eastern part of the surrounding wall of the inner section of former German military base. Bafiahohe innererBereich.JPG
Eastern part of the surrounding wall of the inner section of former German military base.

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