Kita, Mali
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| Coordinates: 13°03′N 9°29′W / 13.05°N 9.483°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Kayes Region |
| Cercle | Kayes Cercle |
Kita is a town and commune in western Mali. It lies on the eastern slope of Mount Kita (Bambara: "Kita-kulu"), known for its caves and rock paintings. Today, the city is known for its music, its annual Roman Catholic pilgrimage and its role as a processing center for the surrounding cotton- and peanut-growing region. Kita lies on the Dakar-Niger Railway and it the largest transit hub between Bamako (112 miles) and Kayes (205 miles).
In November 1955, Kita became a commune of average exercise. On March 2, 1966, Kita became a commune of full exercise. The town grew in the 1990s around the cotton industry, but this has since declined.
A fictionalized version of Kita features as the setting for Malian author Massa Makan Diabaté's "Kouta Trilogy" (Le lieutenant de Kouta, Le coiffeur de Kouta, and Le boucher de Kouta).[1]
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[edit] Notable residents
- Cheick Hamala Diabate, Griot and Afropop musician
- Kandia Kouyaté, musician
- Massa Makan Diabaté
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Drame, Kandioura. "Diabaté, Massa Makan." The Encyclopedia of African Literatures. Ed. Simon Gikandi. p. 195.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 13°03′N 9°29′W / 13.05°N 9.483°W
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