Dioumara

Dioumara lies in the western Sahel, in the country historically associated with Kaarta. Sandy plains and rocky outcrops surround its farming settlements, while seasonal grazing supports livestock. The Bamana rulers of Kaarta established a kingdom in this region after divisions among ruling lineages associated with Ségou. Their authority brought together villages between the upper Senegal and Niger basins, in a landscape where cultivators and pastoral communities shared the land.