Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
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The Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) is a dramatic sandstone escarpment in Mali renowned for its ancient Dogon villages, unique architecture, and rich cultural and spiritual traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) canonical | 3 |
| Bandiagara region (Dogon Plateau area) | 1 |
| Cliff of Bandiagara | 1 |
| Dogon Plateau area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5795074 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Context triple: [World Heritage Sites in Africa, hasComponentSite, Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)]
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A.
Batéké Plateau
The Batéké Plateau is a highland region of savanna and ancient volcanic formations spanning parts of Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
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B.
Dakar Plateau
Dakar Plateau is the historic downtown district of Dakar, Senegal, known as the city’s commercial and administrative center.
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C.
Tassili n’Ajjer area
The Tassili n’Ajjer area is a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria renowned for its dramatic sandstone formations and one of the world’s richest concentrations of prehistoric rock art.
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D.
Adrar des Ifoghas
Adrar des Ifoghas is a rugged mountainous massif in northeastern Mali, known as a historic stronghold of Tuareg communities and a remote desert landscape of plateaus, valleys, and rock formations.
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E.
Mambilla Plateau
The Mambilla Plateau is a highland region in eastern Nigeria known for its cool climate, scenic grasslands, and role as a major center of tea and dairy production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Target entity description: The Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) is a dramatic sandstone escarpment in Mali renowned for its ancient Dogon villages, unique architecture, and rich cultural and spiritual traditions.
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A.
Batéké Plateau
The Batéké Plateau is a highland region of savanna and ancient volcanic formations spanning parts of Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
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B.
Dakar Plateau
Dakar Plateau is the historic downtown district of Dakar, Senegal, known as the city’s commercial and administrative center.
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C.
Tassili n’Ajjer area
The Tassili n’Ajjer area is a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria renowned for its dramatic sandstone formations and one of the world’s richest concentrations of prehistoric rock art.
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D.
Adrar des Ifoghas
Adrar des Ifoghas is a rugged mountainous massif in northeastern Mali, known as a historic stronghold of Tuareg communities and a remote desert landscape of plateaus, valleys, and rock formations.
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E.
Mambilla Plateau
The Mambilla Plateau is a highland region in eastern Nigeria known for its cool climate, scenic grasslands, and role as a major center of tea and dairy production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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cultural landscape ⓘ sandstone escarpment ⓘ |
| area | 400000 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Dogon people
ⓘ
linked to:
Dogon
|
| associatedPeople | Dogon ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | 100000 hectares ⓘ |
| contains |
Dogon villages
ⓘ
agricultural terraces ⓘ ancient cliff dwellings ⓘ burial caves ⓘ granaries ⓘ ritual sanctuaries ⓘ rock shelters ⓘ togu na (men’s meeting houses) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Land of the Dogons
ⓘ
linked to:
Dogon Country
|
| earlierInhabitants | Tellem people ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | sandstone plateau and escarpment ⓘ |
| governingBody | Malian cultural heritage authorities ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | Seno-Gondo plain ⓘ |
| heritageType | mixed cultural and natural values ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dogon architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Dogon
funerary rituals ⓘ masked dances ⓘ rich intangible cultural heritage ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ traditional Dogon cosmology ⓘ |
| laterInhabitants |
Dogon people
ⓘ
linked to:
Dogon
|
| length | about 150 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bandiagara region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bandiagara Escarpment
central Mali ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 500 m ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation | since at least the 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| threats |
climate change
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socio-economic changes ⓘ tourism pressure ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
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trekking and hiking ⓘ |
| traditionalBuildingMaterial |
mud
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Africa ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 516 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Description of subject: The Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) is a dramatic sandstone escarpment in Mali renowned for its ancient Dogon villages, unique architecture, and rich cultural and spiritual traditions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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