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Markala
—  Commune and town  â€”
The dam of Markala
Markala is located in Mali
Markala
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°49′N 5°21′W / 13.817°N 5.35°W / 13.817; -5.35Coordinates: 13°49′N 5°21′W / 13.817°N 5.35°W / 13.817; -5.35
Country  Mali
Region Ségou Region
Cercle Ségou Cercle
Population (1998)
 - Total 56,644
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Markala is a city in Mali's Ségou Region on the Niger River, 35 km downriver from the city of Ségou. Markala is the site of Mali's primary irrigation dam.

French colonial authorities constructed the dam between 1934 and 1945 to irrigate the surrounding farmland, permitting the cultivation of rice and sugarcane; it was inaugurated in 1937. With its attached network of canals, the dam can flood 820 square kilometres of farmland. It also serves as a hydroelectric dam for its own purpose only.

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Coordinates: 13°49′N 5°21′W / 13.817°N 5.35°W / 13.817; -5.35








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