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In Hausa, Fada N'gourma means 'residence of the chief of Gourma', or 'place where one pays the tax'.
Fada N'Gourma
Burkina Faso
Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 kilometres (136 mi) east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area.
From the “Etymology” section
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The town was founded by Diaba Lompo as Bingo at the beginning of the 13th century.
Fada N'Gourma
Burkina Faso
Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 kilometres (136 mi) east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area.
From the “History” section
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was the capital of a Gourmantché state that frequently warred with the Songhai Empire.
Fada N'Gourma
Burkina Faso
Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 kilometres (136 mi) east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area.
From the “History” section
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Fada N'gourma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).
Fada N'Gourma
Burkina Faso
Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 kilometres (136 mi) east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area.
From the “Climate” section
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The city is the site of a Regional Hospital Center, the reference hospital for the East region.
Fada N'Gourma
Burkina Faso
Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 kilometres (136 mi) east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area.
From the “Health” section
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Photo: Martin Wegmann Baliola · CC BY-SA 3.0