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Map of Black Volta Region
- 1 Banfora — home to the famous Banfora Cascades
- 2 Bobo Dioulasso — the nation's second largest city is a major center of culture and music
- 3 Dédougou — hosts a biennial festival of masks
- 4 Diebougou
— an important market town that has a range of crafts, including pottery and basket work - 5 Douroula — host one of the five sites of ancient iron metallurgy in Burkina Faso classified as World Heritage by UNESCO
- 6 Gaoua — gateway to the ruins of Loropéni
- 7 Orodara — capital for the Siamou ethnic group
- 8 Sindou – famous for the Pics de Sindou sandstone formations
- 9 Tougan — close to the Sourou River (hippopotamuses), the Dounkou crocodile pond, and the granite cave and pyramid of Dio
Other destinations
[edit]- 1 Deux Balés National Park — home to baobab trees, hippopotamuses, and crocodiles
- 2 Mare aux Hippopotames — the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Burkina Faso is home to about 100 hippos; it is about 60 km north of Bobo-Dioulasso,
- 3 Ruins of Loropéni — Medieval UNESCO World Heritage site with extensive ruins of a 1000-year-old fortress 40 km west of Gaoua
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[edit]Dômes de Fabédougou near Banfora are great dome-shaped sandstone formations near the Karfiguéla Falls.
The Grande Mosquée in Bobo-Dioulasso is a fine example of Sahel-style mud architecture.
Dédougou hosts a festival of masks in even-numbered years. For several days, representatives from all regions of Burkina Faso parade wearing the traditional masks of the country.
The Lobi "villages" around Gaoua are mini-fortresses scattered around the countryside.
Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites
[edit]Five sites with ancient iron mines and furnaces around Burkina Faso have been listed as a world heritage site. Two of them are in the Black Volta Region (the other three are in North Burkina Faso):
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