Mamelon of Sikasso

Mamelon of Sikasso

The mamelon of Sikasso is a mamelon 30 metres (98 ft) high, and 461 metres (1,512 ft) in circumference, located in the heart of Sikasso, Mali. It was built in the 1880s by the king of Kénédougou, Tiéba Traoré, for the kings to have their seat there.

At its summit, there is a replica of a fortified multistory structure which served as a place of work and as a traditional court, which was destroyed when Sikasso was conquered by the French colonizers.

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