Kouniakary

Kouniakary
Urban commune and town
Kouniakary Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°34′35″N10°54′0″W / 14.57639°N 10.90000°W / 14.57639; -10.90000
Country	Mali
Region	Kayes Region
Cercle	Kayes Cercle
Population  (2009 census) [1]
• Total	8,135
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kouniakary or Koniakari is a town and urban commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The town is located approximately 65 kilometres from Kayes city. In 2009 the commune had a population of 8135.

Koniakary was the capital of the kingdom of Khasso, and was sacked by Kaarta in 1800. ^[2] In 1855, El Hadj Umar Tall constructed a tata at Koniakari to protect against the soldiers of French Colonel Louis Archinard; the tata still stands today, and has become a tourist attraction. ^[3]

References

• This article began as a translation of the corresponding article from the French Wikipedia, accessed December 17, 2005.

1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2012.
2. Cissoko, Mody Sekene (1981). "L'impact de la Guerre Sainte umarienne dans les royaumes du Xasso (1855-1860)". 2000 ans d’histoire africaine. Le sol, la parole et l'écrit. Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny. Tome II. Paris: Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
3. "Journées touristiques et culturelles de Kayes-Médine : La Commune urbaine de Koniakary dévoile ses merveilles". Malikounda.com. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2013.