Dori, Burkina Faso
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| image_caption = A farmer on the streets of Dori
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
| coordinates = {{coord|14.03|-0.03|region:BF|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Sahel Region
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Séno Province
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| population_total = 46512
| population_as_of = 2019 census
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Dori (also known as Winde or WenduHistorical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-8108-6770-3}}) is a town in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the border of Niger. It is located at around {{coord|14.03|N|0.03|W}}. It is the capital of Sahel Region and has a population of 46,512 (2019). The main ethnic group is the Fula (Fulani) but Tuaregs and Songhai are often present. It is a town known for its herders and popular livestock markets.Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-8108-6770-3}}
Dori recorded a temperature of {{convert|47.2|C|F}} in 1984, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Burkina Faso.{{cite web |url=http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/napa/bfa01f.pdf |title=Programme D'Action National D'Adaptation a la Variabilite et aux Changements Climatiques (Pana du Burkina Faso)|date = November 2007 |publisher=Ministere de L'Environnnement et du Cadre de Vie |language=fr |page=11 |access-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020102156/http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/napa/bfa01f.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2016|url-status=live}}
In 2020, it was reported that the Emir of Liptako lived in Dori.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-26 |title=Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore re-elected |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/burkina-faso-president-roch-marc-christian-kabore-re-elected/articleshow/79432666.cms |access-date=2023-06-17 |issn=0971-8257}}
Climate
Dori has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh).
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| location = Dori (1991–2020)
| Jan record high C = 40.8
| Feb record high C = 43.5
| Mar record high C = 44.6
| Apr record high C = 47.5
| May record high C = 46.4
| Jun record high C = 45.0
| Jul record high C = 42.3
| Aug record high C = 41.1
| Sep record high C = 42.6
| Oct record high C = 42.6
| Nov record high C = 41.6
| Dec record high C = 39.9
| year record high C = 47.5
| Jan high C = 32.6
| Feb high C = 36.0
| Mar high C = 40.0
| Apr high C = 42.4
| May high C = 41.8
| Jun high C = 38.8
| Jul high C = 35.5
| Aug high C = 33.7
| Sep high C = 35.9
| Oct high C = 38.9
| Nov high C = 37.6
| Dec high C = 33.9
| year high C = 37.3
| Jan mean C = 23.6
| Feb mean C = 26.8
| Mar mean C = 31.0
| Apr mean C = 34.2
| May mean C = 34.6
| Jun mean C = 32.4
| Jul mean C = 29.7
| Aug mean C = 28.3
| Sep mean C = 29.6
| Oct mean C = 31.0
| Nov mean C = 28.0
| Dec mean C = 24.5
| year mean C = 29.5
| Jan low C = 15.5
| Feb low C = 18.4
| Mar low C = 22.6
| Apr low C = 26.7
| May low C = 28.8
| Jun low C = 27.2
| Jul low C = 25.0
| Aug low C = 24.1
| Sep low C = 24.8
| Oct low C = 24.8
| Nov low C = 19.4
| Dec low C = 16.1
| year low C = 22.8
| Jan record low C = 7.8
| Feb record low C = 10.7
| Mar record low C = 14.0
| Apr record low C = 16.4
| May record low C = 20.6
| Jun record low C = 20.8
| Jul record low C = 18.7
| Aug record low C = 19.8
| Sep record low C = 19.9
| Oct record low C = 17.8
| Nov record low C = 12.9
| Dec record low C = 8.3
| year record low C = 7.8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 0.3
| Feb precipitation mm = 0.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 2.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 4.8
| May precipitation mm = 25.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 68.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 127.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 186.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 73.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 16.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 0.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.0
| year precipitation mm = 507.0
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.1
| Feb precipitation days = 0.0
| Mar precipitation days = 0.2
| Apr precipitation days = 0.5
| May precipitation days = 3.0
| Jun precipitation days = 5.2
| Jul precipitation days = 8.9
| Aug precipitation days = 10.6
| Sep precipitation days = 6.7
| Oct precipitation days = 2.2
| Nov precipitation days = 0.0
| Dec precipitation days = 0.0
| year precipitation days = 37.4
| Jan sun = 281.3
| Feb sun = 255.8
| Mar sun = 264.7
| Apr sun = 254.2
| May sun = 265.6
| Jun sun = 245.9
| Jul sun = 245.4
| Aug sun = 237.5
| Sep sun = 249.2
| Oct sun = 280.0
| Nov sun = 288.4
| Dec sun = 291.9
| year sun = 3159.9
| source = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/BurkinaFaso/CSV/DORI_65501.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Dori
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 4, 2024}}
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Mines
In 2004, a proposal surfaced to link the manganese mines by rail with the seaports of Ghana.{{cite web|title= New rail line planned to link Burkina Faso to the coast|author=|url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2004/06/11/new-rail-line-planned-link-burkina-faso-coast|publisher=The New Humanitarian|date=June 11, 2004|access-date=December 3, 2022}}
Notable people
- Roukiatou Maiga, humanitarian
- Albert Ouédraogo, former interim Burkinabé Prime Minister
- Ousmane Amirou Dicko, Emir of Liptako
See also
Gallery
File:ASC Leiden - van Achterberg Collection - 5 - 050 - Le vieux quartier de Dori avec ses habitants - Dori, Séno, Burkina Faso, 19-26 août 2001.tif|The old district of Dori with its inhabitants, 2001
File:ASC Leiden - van Achterberg Collection - 1 - 163 - Le magasin d'un commerçant mauritanien. Homme derrière le comptoir d'un magasin avec de la nourriture - Dori, Burkina Faso - 9-29 novembre 1996.tiff|The store of a Mauritanian shopkeeper. A Tuareg woman in a veil, 2001
File:ASC Leiden - van Achterberg Collection - 5 - 047 - Le vieux quartier de Dori avec ses habitants - Dori, Séno, Burkina Faso, 19-26 août 2001.tif|The old district of Dori with its inhabitants, 2001
File:ASC Leiden - van Achterberg Collection - 5 - 048 - Le vieux quartier de Dori avec ses habitants - Dori, Séno, Burkina Faso, 19-26 août 2001.tif|The old district of Dori with its inhabitants, 2001
File:ASC Leiden - van Achterberg Collection - 5 - 042 - Portrait d'un chameau blanc sur la partie du marché - Dori, Séno, Burkina Faso, 19-26 août 2001.tif|A white camel on the part of the Friday market where the Peul come, 2001
File:ASC Leiden - van Achterberg Collection - 5 - 046 - Des hommes avec un zébu, des chèvres et une charrette - Dori, Séno, Burkina Faso, 19-26 août 2001.tif|Men with a zebu, goats and a cart on a dirt road along the market that is visible behind trees, 2001
File:Street Scene - Dori - Sahel Region - Burkina Faso.jpg|A street scene in Dori, Burkina Faso, 2010
File:Woman Walks Past Mosque - Dori - Sahel Region - Burkina Faso.jpg|A woman is walking past the Mosque, Dori, Burkina Faso, 2010
File:Club Life - Dori - Sahel Region - Burkina Faso.jpg|"Club PMU'B Z 702 LONAB. La fortune en Fin de Course". Images of a horse race with jockeys with betting and winning, Dori, Burkina Faso, 2010
File:Gate and House with Islamic Motifs - Dori - Sahel Region - Burkina Faso.jpg|Roof with islamic motifs like mooncrescent, Dori, 2010
File:Dori BurkinaFaso.png|Sand desert of a dry lake near Dori, Burkina Faso, 2007
File:De Yalgo a Dori Marco Schmidt 0922.jpg|A duricrust inselberg near Dori, Burkina Faso between Dori and Yalgo, 2004
References
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