# Kouniakary

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'''Kouniakary''' or '''Koniakari''' is a town and [urban commune](/source/Communes_of_Mali) in the [Cercle of Kayes](/source/Kayes_Cercle) in the [Kayes Region](/source/Kayes_Region) of south-western [Mali](/source/Mali). The town is located approximately 65 kilometres from [Kayes](/source/Kayes) city. In 2009 the commune had a population of 8135.

Koniakary was the capital of the kingdom of [Khasso](/source/Khasso), and was sacked by [Kaarta](/source/Kaarta) in 1800.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cissoko |first=Mody Sekene |title=2000 ans d’histoire africaine. Le sol, la parole et l'écrit. Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny. Tome II |year=1981 |publisher=Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer |location=Paris |isbn= |url= https://www.persee.fr/doc/sfhom_1768-7144_1981_mel_5_2_970 |access-date=10 April 2025 | chapter = L’impact de la Guerre Sainte umarienne dans les royaumes du Xasso (1855-1860)}}
</ref> In 1855, El Hadj [Umar Tall](/source/Umar_Tall) constructed a [tata](/source/tata_(fortification)) [at Koniakari](/source/Koniakary_Tata) to protect against the soldiers of [French](/source/France) Colonel [Louis Archinard](/source/Louis_Archinard); the ''tata'' still stands today, and has become a tourist attraction.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=23 February 2006|title=Journées touristiques et culturelles de Kayes-Médine : La Commune urbaine de Koniakary dévoile ses merveilles|url=http://www.malikounda.com/Art-Culture/JOURNEES-TOURISTIQUES-ET-CULTURELLES-DE-KAYES-MEDINELa-Commune-urbaine-de-Koniakary-devoile-ses-merveilles.html|access-date=26 February 2013|publisher=Malikounda.com}}</ref>

==References==
*This article began as a translation of the [corresponding article](/source/%3Afr%3AKoniakary) from the French Wikipedia, accessed December 17, 2005.
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{{Communes of the Kayes Region}}

Category:Communes of Kayes Region
Category:French West Africa
Category:Khasso
Category:Capitals of former countries

{{Kayes-geo-stub}}

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