Bourzanga
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|subdivision_name2 = Bam Province
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Bourzanga is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Bourzanga Department and has a population of 27,313. The town contains an ancient necropolis that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, due to its purported universal cultural importance.[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/56/ Les nécropoles de Bourzanga - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Accessed on 2009-04-21]
In August 2024, this town was attacked by JNIM, which left at least 600 people dead.
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/burkina-faso/bam/bourzanga/bourzanga/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
{{Bam Province}}
Category:Populated places in the Centre-Nord Region
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