Tiébélé | |
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 Tiébélé Department location in the province | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Province | Nahouri Province |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 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 Tiébelle 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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References
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MessyNessy (10 Jan 2013). "The African Village where every House is a work of Art".
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11°06′N 0°57′W / 11.100°N 0.950°W
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