Rey Bouba
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Rey Bouba is a traditional town and lamidat (chiefdom) in northern Cameroon known for its historic sultan’s palace and Fulani cultural heritage.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lamidat
ⓘ
town ⓘ traditional chiefdom ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Fulani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Lamido of Rey Bouba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Sudano-Sahelian architecture ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
adobe
ⓘ
mud-brick ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | Fulani culture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Fulani customary law
ⓘ
Fulani festivals ⓘ Islamic traditions ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFeature |
fortifications
ⓘ
gates ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ traditional administrative center ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | traditional monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important traditional heritage site in Cameroon ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
center of Fulani expansion in northern Cameroon
ⓘ
seat of a powerful lamidat ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Sultan’s Palace of Rey Bouba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle |
Lamido
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
city walls
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ fortified palace complex ⓘ mosques ⓘ royal residences ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSettlement | rural town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fulani cultural heritage
ⓘ
historic sultan’s palace ⓘ traditional political authority ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Fulfulde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Mayo-Rey Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Region, Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Fulani lamidats of northern Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Sahelian zone ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorityOver | surrounding rural communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
North Region (Cameroon)