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Landmark Attractions In Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. In 2017, its population was estimated at just over 20 million. Burkina Faso is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta , the country was renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé . Its capital is Ouagadougou. The northwestern part of...
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Landmark Attractions In Burkina Faso

  • 1. Mare aux Hippopotames Bobo Dioulasso
    The Mare aux Hippopotames is a lake and national park in Burkina Faso, created in 1937 and designated in 1977 as the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the nation. The park was created around a freshwater lake and includes surrounding pools and marches in the flood plain of the Black Volta River, and surrounding forests. The park is home to about 100 hippos; about 1000 eco-tourists visit each year. It is located about 60 kilometers north of Bobo-Dioulasso, and is itself about 163 square kilometres in size. Mare aux Hippopotames is among the wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention.
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