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| Image number: | 1553 |
| Feature : | microdam pool |
| Grouping : | agricultural techniques |
| Discipline : | agriculture |
| Year : | 1996 |
| Locality : | Bandiagara |
| Country : | Mali |
| Region - tribe : | Bandiagara - Dogon |
| Physiographic region : | W-African Savanna belt |
| Notice : | Small wall creates pool. Water is used for irrigation. The water is invaded by water hyacints. To the right, the field is disposed in micro-basins for manual irrigation. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 1996 Image 1553. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |