Sankara

Sankara is a village in the Tiéfora Department of in south-western . This village would be named in memory of Thomas Sankara, Military, revolutionary and President of Burkina Faso.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Burkina Faso
  • Also known as: Sangara” and “Sankara, Burkina Faso

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kangounadeni.

Village
is a town in the Tiéfora Department of in south-western . is situated 7 km north of Sankara.

Sankara

Latitude
10.42408° or 10° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
-4.61681° or 4° 37′ 1″ west
Elevation
306 metres (1,004 feet)
Open location code
7C2QC9FM+J7
Geo­Names ID
2355940
Wiki­data ID
Q7418638
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Sankara” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: Sankara
  • Dutch: Sankara, Burkina Faso
  • French: Sankara
  • Min Nan Chinese: Sankara
  • Uzbek: Sankara (Burkina-Faso)
  • Uzbek: Sankara

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