Kindiba

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Kindiba is an ancient iron extraction site located in Tougo Department, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso.[1] The site consists of mines and three clay built furnaces. [1]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9th, 1996 in the Cultural category.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Les sites d'extraction de fer de Kindiba (#) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Retrieved 2009-02-20. 
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