Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
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Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, is a culturally significant region in northern Togo renowned for its traditional earthen tower-houses and the living Batammariba culture that built and inhabits them.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Land of the Batammariba
NERFINISHED
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Pays des Batammariba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature | takienta tower-houses ⓘ |
| area | 50000 hectares ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | 50000 hectares ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
clay
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earth ⓘ straw ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalGroup | Batammariba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
embodies Batammariba social and spiritual values
ⓘ
symbolizes harmony between people and landscape ⓘ |
| hasView | Atakora mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageType | living cultural landscape ⓘ |
| includes | Batammariba villages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Batammariba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intangibleHeritage |
initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Batammariba cultural traditions
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traditional earthen tower-houses ⓘ vernacular earthen architecture ⓘ |
| legalProtection | national heritage protection of Togo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kara Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Togo ⓘ |
| managementPlan | traditional community-based management ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate variability
ⓘ
migration of younger generations ⓘ modernization pressures ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Batammariba tower-house architecture ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
livestock rearing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| UNESCOID | 1140 ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(v)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
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