Djenné

Founded in the 13th century, Djenné was an important centre of trade and scholarship in central Mali. This gallery contains 27 images of Djenné, including its most famous building, the Grand Mosque.

Djenné is a city built with mud bricks Djenné is a city built with mud bricks Making mud cloth Finish mud cloth, drying on the flat roof of the house where it was made Djenné's drainage water falls from overhead pipes into the streets Djenné's waste water flows down the middle of many of the streets The phallic symbols on this ancient house indicate it is a man's house Typical townscape of Djenné Local farmers coming to the big weekly market in Djenné Mothers and their babies come to the weekly market in Djenné The weekly market in front of Djenné's Grand Mosque The Grand Mosque in Djenné is the world's largest mud brick building The colourful and crowded streets of the weekly market in Djenné The weekly market and Djenné's Grand Mosque, that was built from 1834 to 1907 Tailors make clothes at Djenné's weekly market The cloth on sale at Djenné's weekly market is a riot of colour The Grand Mosque in Djenné Djenné's market is held on Monday each week. Spices on sale at Djenné's weekly market The elevated entrance of the Grand Mosque in Djenné Carrying fuelwood in Djenné. Fuelwood is Mali's main source of energy Djenné is on an island in the River Bani. This ferry provides contact. Old and ancient transport, French bread and local produce, beside the River Bani Many of the cars on Mali's roads have given faithful service over many years Collecting water from the well in central Djenné Villages only a short distance from the river near Djenné are very dry and arid Villages only a short distance from the river near Djenné are very dry and arid