Place:Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso

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NameYatenga
Alt namesYatenga provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Located inNord, Burkina Faso
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ouahigouya
Séguénéga
Thiou
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Yatenga is one of the provinces of Burkina Faso, located in the Nord Region of the country. In modern Yatenga, the most prominent city is Ouahigouya (also known as Waiguya). This city served as the capital of the kingdom of Yatenga, a powerful kingdom out of the many Mossi kingdoms, but its influence decreased in the century following French colonisation. The city is famed today for being home to the Naba's (traditional kings) compound and the tomb of Naba Kango.

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