Narena is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kangaba in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali.
[1] Replacing a town called Menimbougou, Narena was founded in the 18th century by Bambara mercenaries who had previously defended the Sendugu region, a northern march of the Kangaba state.
It was a center of gold production and iron-working.
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