Don i tison (from Bafia: Town-hill) is the southernmost peak of a mountainous ridge west of the Cameroonian city of Bafia. The nearest populated place is Gouife.
| Don i tison | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of former German military post (1911/12) at the summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | ca. 620 m |
| Coordinates | 4°39′01″N 11°05′46″E / 4.650172°N 11.096192°E |
| Geography | |
  Don i tison | |
In the figurative sense Don i Tison means populated peak. This comes probably from the fact that a German military base was located here from March 1911 to September 1912 during the Bafia campaign against surrounded populations.[1] Some ruins from this period still remain. Most spectacular is a surrounding wall made from roughly-cut stone.
From November 6, 1914, to December 15, 1914, German ethnologist Günther Tessmann used the place as a base camp during his expedition to the Bafia people.[2]
The ascent of the mountain is a part of the biannual Mbam'Art festival.[3]
References edit
- ^ Hoffmann, Florian (2007). Okkupation und Militфrverwaltung in Kamerun: Etablierung und ... - Florian Hoffmann - Google Livres. ISBN 9783867274739. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
- ^ "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek" (in German). D-nb.info. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
- ^ Le Jour. "Foires & festivals - Le prochain Mbam'art en 2014". Live.mboa.info. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2012-11-22.