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Kassena
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Also known as Kasena, Kasim, Kassem

thumb|A map of the region in which the Kassena people live, in both Ghana en Burkina Faso The Kassena people are an ethnic group located along the northern Ghana and Burkina Faso border. They speak the Kasem language. Their king lives in the town of Tiébélé. The Kasenna are closely related to the people of Nankanni and were brought together to form the Kassena-Nankana administrative district in 1936. As of 2008, the (Kassena-Nankana) area comprises two districts: Kassena Nankana West and Kassena Nankana East.

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Ethnic group.group
Kassena
Ethnic group.native_name
Kassena
Ethnic group.native_name_lang
xsm
Ethnic group.image
File:Tiebele village in Burkina Faso 04.jpg
Ethnic group.popplace
Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana and Burkina Faso
Ethnic group.region1
Burkina Faso
Ethnic group.region2
Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana
Ethnic group.langs
Kasem, French, English
Ethnic group.rels
Kassena Religion Islam and Christianity
Ethnic group.related
Other Gurunsi Peoples

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Tiebele village in Burkina Faso 04.jpg
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Kassena people
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thumb|A map of the region in which the Kassena people live, in both Ghana en Burkina Faso The Kassena people are an ethnic group located along the northern Ghana and Burkina Faso border. They speak the Kasem language. Their king lives in the town of Tiébélé. The Kasenna are closely related to the people of Nankanni and were brought together to form the Kassena-Nankana administrative district in 1936. As of 2008, the (Kassena-Nankana) area comprises two districts: Kassena Nankana West and Kassena Nankana East.

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