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It takes about twenty minutes to walk from one end to the other. There are old neighborhoods with narrow, winding alleys, and newer neighborhoods (particularly the NE) with a grid of wider streets. The market, the great mosque, the pharmacy, the post office, the Cercle building, the library, and
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There are several soccer teams that play regularly. People play basketball and volleyball and ping pong at the lycée. Day to day social life consists mainly of walks around town chatting with passersby or making tea with family and friends. There are movies every night, including an occasional
309:. The original settlers, whose family names are Simpara and Makaji, are related to the Soninke. Everyone speaks Bambara except some of the bush people, particularly Fulani, who come in to market on Mondays, though other languages can be heard, including Moor.
272:. Improved access to foreign markets pushed Marka plantation owners around Banamba to intensify grain production by overworking their slaves. In March 1905 slaves began to leave their masters in droves, often returning to homes in the
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1376:Bougoula
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1221:Kolokani
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922:Nangola
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872:Diolila
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668:Banamba
664:Banamba
467:Sinzena
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404:Banamba
385:Commune
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318:Ramadan
303:Soninke
299:Bambara
274:Sikasso
221:History
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23:Banamba
1764:Fallou
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1734:Boulal
1476:Faraba
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1426:Torado
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952:N'Gara
892:Kerela
888:Kerela
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728:Sebete
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446:Madina
307:Fulani
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