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Fada N'gourma

City in Est Region, Burkina Faso

Photo: Martin Wegmann Baliola, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Fada n'Gourma is a city in East Burkina Faso, capital of the Region Est and Province Gourma, as well as seat of the king of Gulmu (i.e. Gourma).

Getting there and around

Getting there

By bus
STMB: +226 40.77.06.94 (Fada) +226 50.31.13.63 (Ouaga)
By taxi

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UnderstandFada N’Gourma is mainly inhabited by the Gulmance people, along with a smattering of Mossi and Peulh.5% of the national population, they have a strong culture with much history surrounding it.

Get inFrom Ouagadougou 220 km; from Bilanga: 76 km; Kompienga: 137 km; Matiakoali: 94 km; from Kantchari: 150 km; from Niger: 172 km; from Benin: 150K

DoBotanical Garden Bantia: Visit this beautiful spot just 10 km South of Fada N'Gourma with typical savanna and wetland habitats of the region, trees marked with their scientific and gourmantché names, some birds, small…

BuyMarché day is every Sunday, and the Fada marché seems to offer just about the same stuff as other marches in relatively big villes

Eat

DrinkThere are plenty of buvettes, but one of the nicest would have to be La Plage, not because their drinks are cold but because they’re located at the beach.

Sleep

ConnectOpen M-F 07:30 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 17:00

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Fada N'gourma" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Fada N'gourma", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Martin Wegmann Baliola, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources and licences

Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Fada N'gourma" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Summary from the Wikipedia article "Fada N'gourma", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia

Photo: Martin Wegmann Baliola, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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