Kouniakary

Kouniakary or Koniakari is a town and urban commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The town is located approximately 65 kilometres from Kayes city. In 2009 the commune had a population of 8135.

Kouniakary
Urban commune and town
Kouniakary Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°34′35″N 10°54′0″W
Country	Mali
Region	Kayes Region
Cercle	Kayes Cercle
Population  (2009 census)[1]
• Total	8,135
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Koniakary was the capital of the kingdom of Khasso, and was sacked by Kaarta in 1800.^[2] In 1855, El Hadj Umar Tall constructed a tata at Koniakari to protect against the soldiers of French Colonel Louis Archinard; the tata still stands today, and has become a tourist attraction.^[3]