Médine, Mali
Médine
Medina | |
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Village | |
Eugene Mage's view of the lifting of the siege of Fort du Médine, from Voyage dans le Soudan occidental (1868). | |
| Coordinates: 14°22′34″N 11°22′06″W / 14.37611°N 11.36833°W | |
| Country | Mali |
| Region | Kayes Region |
| Cercle | Kayes Cercle |
| Commune | Hawa Dembaya |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Médine is a village and principal settlement (chef-lieu) of the commune of Hawa Dembaya in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The village is located 12 km east of Kayes on the left bank of the Sénégal River just downstream of the Félou Falls. The site of the village was historically important as the falls were the furthest point up the Sénégal River from Saint Louis that could be reached by boat. Navigation was only possible after the rainy season when the river was in flood.