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Douroula
Douroula is a town in Burkina Faso. It is the county seat of Douroula Department in the province Mouhoun. Near the town are ruins of a smelting furnace and evidence of ferrous metallurgy dating back to the 8th century BC. This is the oldest confirmed metallurgy site in Burkina Faso discovered to date. Because of this, on 5 July 2019, Douroula was inscribed along with other ancient metallurgy complexes Tiwêga, Yamané, Kindibo and Békuy on the UNESCO World Heritage List A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ... as part of the Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso. References {{reflist Populated places in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso Archaeological sites of Western Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douroula Department
Douroula is a department or commune of Mouhoun Province in western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to .... Its capital is Douroula. According to the 2006 census, the department has a total population of 12,806. Towns and villages * Douroula (3 471 inhabitants) (capital) * Bladi (2,196 inhabitants) * Kankono (698 inhabitants) * Kassakongo (550 inhabitants) * Kerebe (1,000 inhabitants) * Kirikongo (1,188 inhabitants) * Koussiri (374 inhabitants) * Noraotenga (750 inhabitants) * Sa (340 inhabitants) * Souma (655 inhabitants) * Tora (520 inhabitants) * Toroba (977 inhabitants) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |