Cliff houses of the ancient Tellem people on the Bandiagara Escarpment. Mali, West Africa

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Houses of the ancient Telem people built high up on cliffs they lived here pre 1500 AD away from wild animals and fierce tribes Mali

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Size: 5482px × 3573px
Location: Hombori, Mali. West Africa
Photo credit: © Neil Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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