Tiébélé Department Explained

Tiébélé
Settlement Type:Department
Mapsize:350px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nahouri Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:GMT 0
Utc Offset:+0

Tiébélé is a department or commune of Nahouri Province in southeastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Tiébélé;[1] the chief, the royal court and the nobility of the Kassena people, who first settled the region in the 15th century, reside there.[2] Located at the foot of a hill in a lowland landscape, the Royal Court of Tiébélé forms an irregular circular space of approximately 1.2 hectares. Several characteristic elements can be distinguished: a sacred hill, an altar of the ancestor and the red fig tree. The courtyard is characterized by a rich traditional architecture of a defensive character. It is surrounded by high perimeter walls connected by residential walls.

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11.1°N -57°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/bm.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale
  2. Web site: The African Village where every House is a work of Art. MessyNessy. 10 Jan 2013.