Kindiba
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Kindiba is an ancient iron extraction site located in Tougo Department
Tougo Department
Tougo is a department or commune of Zondoma Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Tougo.-References:...

, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

. The site consists of mines and three clay built furnaces.

World Heritage Status

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