Mali Trip

Melbourne Attractions

malitrip — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:16:16 +0000

Melbourne has an inspiring collection of museums dedicated to the people of the city, places and events. Museums describe Melbourne Attractions 1956 Olympics, police, fire protection, the history of immigration to Melbourne and boating. A fascinating walk through the city can bring to the city baths, and many famous historical buildings. Discover the ICI building, which was the first structure to break the limit of 132 foot tall building in Melbourne, or visit the six terraced houses designed by Charles Webb. Some travelers have the courage to look for ghosts and haunted Banana Alley vaults. Federation Square is a new central square in the heart of Melbourne. Located on the Yarra River and across the road from Flinders Street Station is a National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Centre for moving images.

Central Business District and nearby attractions are organized here in a more or less along the path from the south-west of the city’s procedures of Collins Street, which covers the road by the river Yarra Victoria Swanston Street to the north, then through Chinatown on Spring and finishing back to the south-east of the CBD.

Koulikoro region

malitrip — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:13:06 +0000

Koulikoro region – one of the 8 regions in Mali, located in south-western part of the country.

Air Force

malitrip — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:16:42 +0000

Malian Air Force (Force aérien de la Republique du Mali) have aircraft MiG-17 Fresco, which have been delivered in the sixties. Between 80 after the war with Burkina Faso aircraft have been withdrawn and replaced by aircraft MiG-19 Farmer (8 pieces) and MiG-21 Fishbed (14 units). Complement the fleet of air transport aircraft of Soviet-type production of An-26 Curl and Mi-8 Hip And training Yakovlev Yak-11 Moose, How-18 Max, Aro l-29 and MiG-dolphin 15UTI.

Mali – Guide with tips for your holiday

malitrip — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:19:06 +0000

Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. The economy is on agriculture, 80 percent (2001) of the population live from agriculture. Small manufacturing companies exist mainly in the fields of cotton and food processing. In mineral resources are salt, phosphates, gold and uranium dismantled. The gross domestic product (GDP) amounts to 3 364 million U.S. dollars (2001; services 36.1 percent, industry 29.7 percent, agriculture 34.2 percentage), resulting in a GDP per capita of 300 U.S. dollars. 12 percent of employed persons working in the service sector, 2 percent are in industry, 86 percent employed in agriculture.

The most important fruit crops are millet, rice, sorghum, maize and sugar cane. The main cropping area is the inland delta of the Niger between Ségou and Timbuktu. By dams on the Niger arable land could be extended. The harvests as well as the livestock are repeatedly by drought disasters in danger.

Country’s currency is the CFA franc.

Among the major export products include cotton, cattle and fish. Particularly imported oil and food products, motor vehicles, machinery and chemicals. The main trading partners are France, Ivory Coast, of Senegal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Britain and Germany.

Geography

malitrip — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:57:06 +0000

Mali is a landlocked nation in West Africa, located southwest of Algeria. At 1,240,000 square kilometres (479,000 sq mi), Mali is the world’s 24th-largest country and is comparable in size to South Africa or Peru. Most of the country lies in the southern Sahara, which produces a hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons. The country extends southwest through the subtropical Sahel to the Sudanian savanna zone. Mali is mostly flat, rising to rolling northern plains covered by sand. The Adrar des Ifoghas lies in the northeast.

The country’s climate ranges from subtropical in the south to arid in the north.Most of the country receives negligible rainfall; droughts are frequent. Late June to early December is the rainy season. During this time, flooding of the Niger River is common. The nation has considerable natural resources, with gold, uranium, phosphates, kaolinite, salt and limestone being most widely exploited. Mali faces numerous environmental challenges, including desertification, deforestation, soil erosion, and inadequate supplies of potable water.

Geography

malitrip — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:07:57 +0000

Mali is a landlocked nation in West Africa, located southwest of Algeria. At 1,240,000 square kilometres (479,000 sq mi), Mali is the world’s 24th-largest country and is comparable in size to South Africa or Peru. Most of the country lies in the southern Sahara, which produces a hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons. The country extends southwest through the subtropical Sahel to the Sudanian savanna zone.Mali is mostly flat, rising to rolling northern plains covered by sand. The Adrar des Ifoghas lies in the northeast.

The country’s climate ranges from subtropical in the south to arid in the north. Most of the country receives negligible rainfall; droughts are frequent. Late June to early December is the rainy season. During this time, flooding of the Niger River is common.The nation has considerable natural resources, with gold, uranium, phosphates, kaolinite, salt and limestone being most widely exploited. Mali faces numerous environmental challenges, including desertification, deforestation, soil erosion, and inadequate supplies of potable water.

When to Go

malitrip — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:55:47 +0000

The very best time to visit Mali is between November and January, before the heat hits in March and after the wet humid season. Trips down the Niger are also a good bet in November as the river is usually high enough for passenger boats to get through. By December and January boat trips may be more of a hop from one sandbank to another if not cancelled altogether. November, though, is also the high tourist season so if you prefer to sacrifice a bit of comfort for peace and quiet, you could go in December for the crossing of the cattle at Diafarabé. Mali’s most famous cultural event is the Festival in the Desert, a musical extravaganza of the country’s best musicians amid the sand dunes near Timbuktu which takes place in early January. In fact anytime from October through to February is a reasonable time to go, but trying to get around Mali in the hot season from March to May is strictly for masochists.

Bamakó

malitrip — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:16:35 +0000

Bamakó, population 1,690,471 (2006), is the capital and largest city of Mali, and currently estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa (6th fastest in the world)^[1]. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the Upper and Middle Niger Valleys, in the southwestern part of the country. Bamako is the nation’s administrative center, with a river port located in nearby Koulikoro, and a major regional trade and conference center. Bamako is the 7th largest West African urban center after Lagos, Abidjan, Kano, Ibadan, Dakar and Accra. Manufactures include textiles, processed meat and metal goods. There is commercial fishing on the Niger River. Bamako is located at 12°39′N, 8°0′W.^[2] The name Bamako comes from the Bambara word meaning “crocodile’s back

Mali

malitrip — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:16:01 +0000

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali), is a landlocked nation in Western Africa. It is the seventh largest country in Africa. It borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d’Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its straight borders on the north stretch into the centre of the Sahara, while the country’s south, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers.

The area of present-day Mali was once part of three West African empires that controlled trans-Saharan trade: the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire (from which Mali takes its name), and the Songhai Empire. In the late 1800s, Mali fell under French control, becoming part of French Sudan. Mali gained its independence, with Senegal, as the Mali Federation in 1959, becoming the independent nation of Mali in 1960. After a long period of one-party rule, a 1991 coup led to the writing of a new constitution and the establishment of Mali as a democratic, multi-party state.