Konna is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Mopti in the Mopti Region of Mali. The town lies 60 km northeast of Mopti on the eastern edge of the flood plain of the Niger River. The main RN16 highway linking Sévaré and Gao branches to the east just to the south of the town. The commune has an area of approximately 838 km2 and contains the town and 24 of the surrounding villages.[3] In the 2009 census, it had a population of 36,767.[2]
In January 2013, Konna was captured by Islamists.[6] The attack triggered French intervention in the war,[7] and with their aid the Malian government forces swiftly launched a counterattack to retake the town.[8][9] It was initially claimed by the Malian government that it had been successful in recapturing the town.[10] However, it was later denied by French military officials that the town had been retaken.[11] Fighting continued and the town was confirmed to be under Malian government control three days later.[12]
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^, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on January 6, 2012. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
^ ab(PDF), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2012
^(PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
^Quensière, Jacques, ed. (1994), La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique(PDF) (in French), Paris: ORSTOM, Karthala, p. 539 Carte VI, ISBN2709912023.
^Diallo, Tiemoko (10 January 2013), Mali Islamists capture strategic town, residents flee, Reuters, retrieved 16 January 2013.
^Mali crisis: West African leaders to meet in Ivory Coast, 19 January 2013, retrieved 19 January 2013.
^Mali crisis: UN calls for 'swift deployment' of troops, BBC, 11 January 2013, retrieved 12 January 2013.
^Mali and France 'push back Islamists', BBC, 12 January 2013, retrieved 12 January 2013.
^Malian army retakes central town from Islamists, Reuters, 11 January 2013, retrieved 13 January 2013.
^, BBC, 15 January 2013, archived from the original on January 15, 2013, retrieved 16 January 2013.
^Mali army 'regains Konna and Diabaly' from rebels, BBC, 18 January 2013, retrieved 20 February 2013.
External linksedit
(PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-18, retrieved 2012-03-24.
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konna, this, article, about, town, mali, town, ancient, phrygia, phrygia, confused, with, kona, conna, town, rural, commune, cercle, mopti, mopti, region, mali, town, lies, northeast, mopti, eastern, edge, flood, plain, niger, river, main, rn16, highway, linki. This article is about the town in Mali For the town of ancient Phrygia see Konna Phrygia Not to be confused with Kona or Conna Konna is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Mopti in the Mopti Region of Mali The town lies 60 km northeast of Mopti on the eastern edge of the flood plain of the Niger River The main RN16 highway linking Sevare and Gao branches to the east just to the south of the town The commune has an area of approximately 838 km2 and contains the town and 24 of the surrounding villages 3 In the 2009 census it had a population of 36 767 2 KonnaCommune and townKonnaLocation in MaliCoordinates 14 56 48 N 3 53 36 W 14 94667 N 3 89333 W 14 94667 3 89333Country MaliRegionMopti RegionCercleMopti CercleArea 1 Total838 km2 324 sq mi Elevation268 m 879 ft Population 2009 census 2 Total36 767 Density44 km2 110 sq mi Time zoneUTC 0 GMT A weekly market is held in the town on Thursdays that attracts many people from the surrounding settlements 4 Konna has mix of Fulbe Fulbe Rimaibe and Marka peoples and also some Dogon and Songhay people 5 Northern Mali conflict editMain article Battle of Konna In January 2013 Konna was captured by Islamists 6 The attack triggered French intervention in the war 7 and with their aid the Malian government forces swiftly launched a counterattack to retake the town 8 9 It was initially claimed by the Malian government that it had been successful in recapturing the town 10 However it was later denied by French military officials that the town had been retaken 11 Fighting continued and the town was confirmed to be under Malian government control three days later 12 References edit Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry Mali United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs archived from the original on January 6 2012 commune mali zip Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivites Territoriales Republique du Mali a b Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 Region de Mopti PDF Republique de Mali Institut National de la Statistique archived from the original PDF on July 27 2012 Communes de la Region de Mopti PDF in French Ministere de l administration territoriale et des collectivites locales Republique du Mali archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 09 Quensiere Jacques ed 1994 La peche dans le delta central du Niger approche pluridisciplinaire d un systeme de production halieutique PDF in French Paris ORSTOM Karthala p 539 Carte VI ISBN 2709912023 Moran Steven Forkel Robert Heath Jeffrey eds 2016 Konna dogonlanguages org Retrieved 2021 02 22 Diallo Tiemoko 10 January 2013 Mali Islamists capture strategic town residents flee Reuters retrieved 16 January 2013 Mali crisis West African leaders to meet in Ivory Coast 19 January 2013 retrieved 19 January 2013 Mali crisis UN calls for swift deployment of troops BBC 11 January 2013 retrieved 12 January 2013 Mali and France push back Islamists BBC 12 January 2013 retrieved 12 January 2013 Malian army retakes central town from Islamists Reuters 11 January 2013 retrieved 13 January 2013 France military says Mali town Konna not recaptured BBC 15 January 2013 archived from the original on January 15 2013 retrieved 16 January 2013 Mali army regains Konna and Diabaly from rebels BBC 18 January 2013 retrieved 20 February 2013 External links editPlan de Securite Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Konna 2006 2010 PDF in French Commissariat a la Securite Alimentaire Republique du Mali USAID Mali 2006 archived from the original PDF on 2012 09 18 retrieved 2012 03 24 nbsp This Mopti Region location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Konna amp oldid 1178823352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
