The Cliff of Bandiagara, Land of the Dogons, is a vast cultural landscape covering 400,000 ha and includes 289 villages scattered between the three natural regions: sandstone plateau, escarpment, ...

Dogon settlement at the base of the Bandiagara escarpment. Ireli, Mali National Museum of African Art. Click to open image viewer. Dogon settlement at the base of the Bandiagara escarpment. Ireli, ...

Tellem burial caves in the Bandiagara cliffs in central Mali. The Tellems were driven out by the Dogons, who took over the caves 700 years ago.

Some three decades ago I became aware of the Dogon people through a book called “Conversations with Ogotemmelli,” by Marcel Griaule. For me, this interesting culture always symbolized the great ...

The Bandiagara Escarpment is as spectacular as I remembered it. The home of the Dogon people, with many villages clinging to cliffs, is one of the most magnificent landscapes in West Africa.

Bandiagara, Mali — A generational event offers a chance for local unity and self-discovery. I can remember many moments of wonder from my youth. ... the Bandiagara escarpment ...

The village at the foot of the Bandiagara escarpment is approximately one kilometer long and is divided by a steep-walled gorge accessible only by foot. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon ...