Niafunke

A pocket-sized Malian town in the Timbuktu region where an open-air market spreads across sandy ground beneath shade trees, mud-brick buildings line the background, and daily trade gives the place an authentic, unhurried West African rhythm.

• Population6,901
• Nearest water from center 3.3 km2.1 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 32 km20 mi