North Burkina Faso

	WARNING: Many governments advise agaibst all travel to Bukina Faso outside of Ouagadougou. Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Burkina Faso, including Ouagadougou. Governments may not be able to offer normal consular assistance in many parts of Burkina Faso.
	Government travel advisories Australia United Kingdom
	(Information last updated Aug 2020)

North Burkina Faso is the Sahelian region of Burkina Faso, along the border of Mali and Niger.

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Map of North Burkina Faso

13.116666666667-1.61 Bokin
14.1-1.63333333333332 Djibo
14.050.053 Dori
14.44388889-0.236111114 Gorom-Gorom
13.083333333333-1.08333333333335 Kaya
13.583333333333-2.41666666666676 Ouahigouya — the one large city in the region.
12.966666666667-2.26666666666677 Yako

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14.7075-0.293055561 Sylvo-Pastoral and Partial Faunal Reserve of the Sahel

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Ancient ferrous metallurgy sitesEdit

Five sites with ancient iron mines and furnaces around Burkina Faso have been listed as a world heritage site. Three of them are in North Burkina Faso (the other two are in the Black Volta Region):

13.087814-1.14471 Tiwêga Site (west of Kaya). (updated Jul 2019)
12.821978-1.3010312 Yamané Site (between Mané and Ziniaré). (updated Jul 2019)
13.234806-2.1809443 Kindibo Site (east of Gourcy). (updated Jul 2019)

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