Koutammakou
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba () is a cultural landscape designated in 2004 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the border between northern Togo and Benin. The area features traditional mud tower-houses which remain the preferred style of living. The traditional mud houses are known as a national symbol of Togo. Many of the mud houses have two floors and some of them have flat roofs.
Key facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.image
- Togo Taberma house 02.jpg
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.image_upright
- 1.2
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.official_name
- Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.location
- Kara Region, Togo / Atakora Department, Benin
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- (vi), (v)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 1140
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 2004
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
- Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Extension
- 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 50000
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Koutammakou är ett landskap i nordöstra Togo. Landskapet sträcker sig även in Benin. I landskapet lever och bor vars ritualer och tro har starka kopplingar till naturen. Tack vare kulturen och traditionerna i området har området blivit ett världsarv.
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