With 180,356 inhabitants, this town in the province of Gourma is located in the east of the country. The city of Fada N’Gourma is one of the largest cities in Burkina Faso. Buildings not to be missed are the Saint-Augustin Cathedral and the Royal Palace of Issouka. On a cultural level, there is a theatre in Koudougou, called the famous theatre of Koudougou. The ruins of the palace of Lallé Naaba bear witness to a rich historical past. This large city in Burkina Faso was created around the 13th century. The city’s economy is mainly based on agriculture. This city of the Boulkiemdé Province is located in the centre of the country, on the Mossi Plateau, about a hundred kilometres from the capital Ouagadougou.
There are 183,332 inhabitants in Koudougou. Without forgetting the Senoufo René Fournier cultural centre and the Sogossira Sanou municipal museum. On a cultural level, you should not miss the craftsmen’s quarter or the ASPAC (the museum of the music of yesterday and today). The most beautiful monuments in the town are the Bodo-Dioulasso train station, its town hall and the Great Mosque. This city is remarkable for its architecture. Food processing industry, chemical industry and metallurgy are all pillars that have enabled the development of one of the largest cities in Burkina Faso. The city’s activity revolves around the industry. This large city of Burkina Faso is halfway on the railway line that connects Abidjan to Ouagadougou. Bobo-Dioulasso is therefore at a crossroads of West Africa. An area which is located in the south-west of the country.
This city is located in the province of Houet (region of the large basins). With 807,000 inhabitants, Bodo-Dioulasso is the second-largest city in Burkina Faso. Bodo-Dioulasso, one of the largest cities in Burkina Faso On the cultural level, the House of the People, CENASA (the centre of arts, entertainment and audiovisual), the National Museum or the Music Museum are places of significant interest. But there is also the National Heroes Monument and the Filmmakers’ Square. The main points of interest are the palace of the Presidency, which is called the Kosyam Palace. The significant capital of Burkina Faso was created around the 11th century. It should be noted that Ouagadougou was originally called Kombemtinga.
UPPER VOLTA ON A MAP SERIES
This series covers most of western and central Upper Volta 1:250,000 - West Africa Topographic Maps Series N504, U.S.Not for navigational use This series covers Burkina Faso 1:500,000 - Tactical Pilotage Charts U.S.This series includes all of Burkina Faso. 1:1,000,000 - Operational Navigation Chart Series U.S.This series covers most of wester and central Upper Volta. 1:1,000,000 - International Map of the World U.S.The cities of Ouagadougou, Upper Volta Niamey, Niger Gao, Mali and Sokoto, Nigeria. Portion of AMS Series 2201, Sheet 12 "Ouagadougou", original scale 1:2,000,000. North and East Upper Volta /Western Niger/Eastern Mali (1.72MB) and map key and scale (393K).A scan of part of sheet 12 is listed below. Sheets 12 and 17 cover Upper Volta (Burkina Faso). Burkina Faso (Shaded Relief) 1996 (264K) and.Burkina Faso (Political) 1987 (237K) and.Burkina Faso (Political) 1996 (238K) and.Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise indicated. The following maps were produced by the U.S.
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