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Burkina Faso
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North Burkina Faso is the Sahelian region of Burkina Faso, along the border of Mali and Niger.
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Ouahigouya is the point of arrival for those coming from Mali, and has frequent buses from Ouagadougou.
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known for its seven clay mosques
Bokin is in North Burkina Faso.
an important market for cattle, sheep, goats
a good place to buy Dori blankets, Touareg silver, and tailored clothes
a convenient base for travelling to culturally interesting, colorful, remote, exotic villages and sites in Oudalan
the leather capital of Burkina
the one large city in the region, and the final major city in Burkina on the route to Mali
the birthplace of Burkina Faso's former president Thomas Sankara
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