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Kita is a town and urban commune in western Mali. The town is the capital of the Kita Cercle in the Kayes Region. It lies on the eastern slope of Mount Kita (Bambara: "Kita-kulu"), known for its caves and rock paintings.
The Kita district was the oldest colonial district in Mali. Located at the crossroads of several trade routes, the cosmopolitan region was a refugee zone that welcomed populations fleeing persecutions from neighbouring kingdoms.
Kita is the district of Western Mali which hosted the highest number of “liberty villages”(17 in total) following the French conquest (Western Mali was the first region of today’s Mali to be colonized by the French from the 1890s).
Documentation on the micro and local Malian history in the twentieth century, and on slavery and post-slavery in Kita. Kita is one of the most ancient colonial districts in Mali (1880) as French penetration started in Western Mali and Kita played a crucial military role in the conquest.
This pilot project will survey the scope and extent of the existing Arabic manuscripts of Djenné, Mali, a town which has historically equalled Timbuktu in importance as a centre of Islamic learning and sub-Saharan trade since the foundation of both towns around a millennium ago.
Kita is a city in western Mali, located about 160 kilometers north-west of Bamako, the capital city of Mali. It is the main city of the Kita Cercle and the capital of the Kayes Region. Kita is known for its fertile lands, where agriculture and livestock farming are the main economic activities.
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Jan 15, 2022 · Kita, Mali - Under the luscious shea trees in Bladougou village, Boudofo commune, tens of small farmer families came together to celebrate what they are most proud of: a cultivable site, with sustainable access to water and energy, and continued agricultural activities that generate revenue all year round.
