The beauty of Mali The first things that come on my mind when I think about Mali's beauty are the mountains and river of Bandiagara. I've never been there but I saw some pictures and members of my family who went there talked to me about it. They told me how beautiful the place is and what makes it so beautiful. Before the problems of insecurity related to terrorism, Bandiagara was the most visited place in Mali and one of the most visited place in West Africa. Bandiagara is a place with very impressive mountains and beautiful rivers. Bandiagara is also called "Pays Dogon" which literately means "Country of Dogon" because it is a place lived by Dogons (which is one of the thirteen ethnic group of Mali). The place doesn't attract people only because of the awesome landscape but also because of the history related to the Dogon's culture and Islam. A great and important person lived there many years ago and every year people go to Bandiagara to make sacrifices in hi memory.