Holy Sites in Mali

The largest mud-brick structure in the world and a masterpiece of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.

The UNESCO-listed mud-brick tomb of Askia Muhammad, founder of the Songhai Empire, in Gao.

The legendary mosques of Timbuktu, once the center of Islamic learning in West Africa.

The main mosque of Mali's capital, a center of Islamic worship and community life.

The sandstone escarpment home of the Dogon people, with sacred shrines, masks, and cosmological traditions.