Yankasso
Yankasso is a village in the Safané Department of Mouhoun province of Burkina Faso. It was the site of a serious defeat of the French colonial forces in December 1915.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Burkina Faso
- Also known as: “Yangasso” and “Yankosso”
Yankasso
- Categories: village of Burkina Faso and locality
- Location: Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.20878° or 12° 12′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.20069° or 3° 12′ 3″ west
Elevation
308 metres (1,010 feet)
Open location code
7C4R6Q5X+GP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Yankasso” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Yankasso”
- Dutch: “Yankasso”
- French: “Yankasso”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Yankasso”
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