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.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 306 metres (1,004 feet)
  • Description: village in Burkina Faso
  • Also known as
    “Sangara”
    “Sankara, Burkina Faso”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kangounadeni.
is a town in the Tiéfora Department of in south-western . is situated 7 km north of Sankara.

Sankara

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Latitude
10.42408° or 10° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
-4.61681° or 4° 37′ 1″ west
Open location code
7C2QC9FM+J7
Geo­Names ID
2355940
Wiki­data ID
Q7418638

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In Other Languages

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

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Notable Places Nearby

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