Douroula

Douroula is a town in Burkina Faso. It is the county seat of Douroula Department in the province Mouhoun.

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Settlement.official_name: Douroula
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Burkina Faso
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Burkina Faso
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Boucle du Mouhoun
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mouhoun Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Douroula Department
Settlement.population_as_of: 2005
Settlement.population_total: 3471
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.timezone: GMT 0

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Douroula is a town in Burkina Faso. It is the county seat of Douroula Department in the province Mouhoun.

Near the town are ruins of a smelting furnace and evidence of ferrous metallurgy dating back to the 8th century BC. This is the oldest confirmed metallurgy site in Burkina Faso discovered to date. Because of this, on 5 July 2019, Douroula was inscribed along with other ancient metallurgy complexes Tiwêga, Yamané, Kindibo and Békuy on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso.

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