Koussané

Town and commune in Mali

Commune and town in Kayes Region, Mali

14°53′5″N 11°14′0″W / 14.88472°N 11.23333°W / 14.88472; -11.23333Country

MaliRegionKayes RegionCercleKayes CerclePopulation

(2009 census)

• Total23,048Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Koussané is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. In 2009, the commune had a population of 23,048.^[1]

It is located near the Kolinbiné River. There is an archaeological deposit in the town,^[2] and has cave paintings dated to 2000 BCE.^[3]

References

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^ Béhague, Bertrand; Lagarde, Céline (2009), Le passage de l'âge du bronze à l'âge du fer dans le bassin aquitain, ARTEHIS Éditions, pp. 253–266, doi:10.4000/books.artehis.18211, ISBN 978-2-915544-11-4, retrieved 2024-03-17
^ Franklin, Natalie R.; Strecker, Matthias (2008-08-05). Rock Art Studies - News of the World: Volume 3. Oxbow Books. ISBN 978-1-78297-588-5.