Kankan

Kankan is the great Malinké city of the east, set on the upper Milo where the country turns from forest into open savannah, and it is a religious centre of real weight rather than a place of sights. Its grand mosque draws people from across the region and the tomb of a revered scholar nearby draws more, especially around the festival for the birth of the Prophet. The market is the largest inland. Heat in the months before the rains is the limiting factor here rather than any wet. Bridges cross the river below town.