Tingréla Department

Dibi, a type of chimney used in Tengréla, 1892

Tingréla Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire, located in Savanes Region. The administrative center is the town of Tingréla. The town is located at 10°29′13″N 6°24′35″W / 10.48694°N 6.40972°W / 10.48694; -6.40972, 10 km south of the border with Mali.

The French explorer René Caillié stopped at Tigréla, which was then a large walled village, in January 1828 on his journey to Timbuktu. He was travelling with a caravan of 500 to 600 people and 80 donkeys transporting kola nuts. In his book Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo published in 1830, he spelled the name of the village as Tangrera.^[1][2]

References

Sources

• Caillié, René (1830). Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo; and across the Great Desert, to Morocco, performed in the years 1824-1828 (Volume 1). London: Colburn & Bentley. 
• Viguier, Pierre (2008). Sur les Traces de René Caillié: Le Mali de 1828 Revisité. Versailles, France: Quae. ISBN 978-2-7592-0271-3. .

Departments of Ivory Coast Abengourou Abidjan Aboisso Adiaké Adzopé Agboville Agnibilékrou Akoupé Alépé Bangolo Bocanda Béoumi Bettié Biankouma Bloléquin Bondoukou Bongouanou Botro Bouaflé Bouaké Bouna Boundiali Dabakala Dabou Daloa Danané Daoukro Didiévi Dimbokro Divo Duékoué Ferkessédougou Fresco Gagnoa Grand-Bassam Grand-Lahou Guéyo Guiglo Guitry Issia Jacqueville Katiola Korhogo Koro Kouibly Koun-Fao Kounahiri Kouto Lakota Madinani Man Mankono Mbahiakro Minignan Nassian Odienné Ouangolodougou Oumé Prikro Sakassou San-Pédro Sassandra Séguéla Sikensi Sinématiali Sinfra Soubré Tabou Tanda Tiapoum Tiébissou Tingréla Tiassalé Touba Toulépleu Toumodi Vavoua Yakassé-Attobrou Yamoussoukro Zuénoula Zouan-Hounien Zoukougbeu

Communes and towns of the Savanes Region Capital: Korhogo Boundiali Department Boundiali Baya Blességué Ganaoni Kébi Mahalé N’déou Ponondougou Sianhala Siempurgo Sissédougou Zaguinasso Ferkessédougou Department Ferkessédougou Bilimono Kaouara Kong Korokaha Lafokpokaha Lamékaha Nambingué Nafana Pogo Sikolo Tiékpé Korhogo Department Korhogo Boron Bougou Dagba Kadioha Kagbolodougou Kalaha Kaloa Kanoroba Katogo Kiémou Kombolokoura Lataha Nafoun N’Ganon Ouattaradougou Sohouo Tangafla Tingréla Department Tingréla Bolona Débété Néguépié Papara