Mali Genealogy

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Guide to Mali ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

Mali is a country in Africa bordered by Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Niger. It was formerly a colony of France. The official language is French.[1]

Mali Map[edit | edit source]

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Regions[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Mali. Mali is divided into 10 regions and one capital district:

  • Bamako (capital)
  • Gao
  • Kayes
  • Kidal
  • Koulikoro
  • Ménaka
  • Mopti
  • Ségou
  • Sikasso
  • Taoudénit
  • Tombouctou

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Mali," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali, accessed 27 April 2016.