The Old Towns of Djenné comprise the city of Djenné with its typical architecture and the archeological sites of four pre-islamic towns. These are Djenne-Djeno, Hambarketolo, Tonomba and KanianaDjenné is situated on an island in the Bani-river, in central Mali. It was a prospering city from the 14th til the 16th century, when it acted as an important station on the Trans-Sahara route. In the 13th century, the ruler of that time built an enormous mosque of clay. That same building was still