The northwestern part of today’s Burkina Faso was populated by hunter-gatherers between 14,000 and 5,000 BC.įrom the 3rd to the 13th centuries AD, the Iron-Age Bura culture was situated in the territory of present-day southeastern Burkina Faso and southwestern Niger. It was built in the 1930s, by apostolic vicar Joanny Thévenoud from the White Fathers, at the time of French North Africa, and was dedicated on 19 January 1936, after a two-year construction. Ouagadougou Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou in Ouagadougou. The site, which spans 11,130 square metres (119,800 square feet), includes an array of stone walls that comprised an ancient fortress, the best preserved of ten in the area. These ruins are the country’s first World Heritage site.
They were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. The ruins of Loropéni are an ancient heritage site near the town of Loropéni in southern Burkina Faso. Millions of years ago, these brown, sandy cones were underwater, and they’ve been shaped by the elements ever since. The peaks are one of Burkina’s most unforgettable sights.
The peaks of Sindou are a rock formation near the town of Sindou. It is one of the most important tourism sites in Burkina Faso. The Cascades de Karfiguéla or the Banfora Cascades are a series of waterfalls along the Komoé River in Southwestern Burkina Faso.
It is one of the most beautiful natural areas in the country, and is not far from the capital of Ouagadougou. It is the best place to get up close and personal with the gentle giants and many other wildlife species. Nazinga Reserve protects the largest elephant population in West Africa. There are also bushbucks, duikers and waterbuck. There are also buffalo, baboons, red and green monkeys, warthog, boar and various antelope such as western hartebeest and roan antelope. The park is home to around 200 elephants, 200 hippos and 100 lions. It adjoins Benin’s Pendjari National Park in the South and the Singou Reserve in the West. The largest is the Volta basin with its three rivers – the Black Volta (Mouhoun), Red Volta (Nazinon) and White Volta (Nakanbe) running through the central and western half of Burkina.īurkina Faso has 4 national parks, 1 UNESCO Biosphere reserve, 3 Complete Reserves, 6 Partial Reserves and 10 protected forests.Īrli National Park often called Arly is a national park located in southeastern Burkina Faso. The country has a number of lakes and river basins. The land is green in the south, with forests and fruit trees and desert in the north. The average altitude of Burkina Faso is 400 meters (1,312 feet) and the difference between the highest and lowest terrain is no greater than 600 meters (1,969 feet). Mount Tenakourou is the highest point of Burkina Faso, with an altitude of 747 meters (2,451 feet). The inhabitants are called ouagalais.īurkina Faso terrain is mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains and hills in west and southeast. The city’s name is often shortened to Ouaga. It is the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. Ouagadougou is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso. It is the 74th largest country in the world in terms of land area with 274,200 square kilometers (105,870 square miles). It is bordered 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.Īs of 1 January 2017, the population of Burkina Faso was estimated to be 18,909,665 people. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country located in West Africa.
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