Douentza

Douentza lies in the Hayre, a region of rocky hills and plains extending between the Bandiagara plateau and Mount Hombori. Fulbe herders, farmers and other communities share this Sahelian landscape, where the availability of grazing changes with the rains. The town’s history is closely tied to the Hayre and its local chiefs. Routes through the region link the inland Niger delta with the country around Hombori, passing between isolated hills that rise above the surrounding plain.