View of the Bandiagara escarpment showing encroaching desert; Pays Dogon, Mali, West Africa

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View of the Bandiagara escarpment showing encroaching Sahara desert; Pays Dogon, Mali, West Africa

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Size: 4256px × 2831px
Location: Pays Dogon, Mali, West Africa
Photo credit: © Alice Mutasa / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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