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From: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) | Date: June 18, 2006 | Copyright information

The Pays Dogon region is in Mali, West Africa.

The Dogon are an ethnic group located mainly in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douent-za.

The area is one of the poorest in Mali but the culture is rich.

Dogon Country is composed of three distinct topographical regions: the plain, the cliffs, and the plateau.

Most Dogon people live along a 125-mile stretch of escarpment called the Cliffs of Bandiagara.

Many live i...

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