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Gory, Mali

Coordinates: 15°6′32″N 10°45′29″W / 15.10889°N 10.75806°W / 15.10889; -10.75806
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Gory
Commune and small town
Gory is located in Mali
Gory
Gory
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°6′32″N 10°45′29″W / 15.10889°N 10.75806°W / 15.10889; -10.75806
Country Mali
RegionKayes Region
CercleYélimané Cercle
Population
 (2009 census)[1]
 • Total
10,760
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gory is a rural commune and small town in the Cercle of Yélimané in the Kayes Region of western Mali, near the border of Mauritania. The commune contains the following ten villages: Biladjimi, Chiguegué, Darsalam, Foungou, Gory, Gory Banda, Mongoro, Sabouciré, Sambancanou and Takoutallah. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 10,760. The town of Gory is 25 km west of the town of Yélimané.

History

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Gory is one of the most important historical towns of the Diafunu region. During Mahmadu Lamine's war against French colonialism, his son Souaiybou was besieged for five months in the Gory tata, until April 1887. Upon his capture, he was court-martialed and shot at age 18.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
  2. ^ Institut Fondamental de l'Afrique Noire. Musée Historique de Gorée Exhibit (August 2024).
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