Yatenga area
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The Yatenga area is a historical region in northern Burkina Faso, traditionally associated with the Mossi kingdom of Yatenga and its Mooré-speaking population.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedEthnonym | Yatenga Mossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Mooré speakers ⓘ |
| borderingRegion | other Mossi regions of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| capitalTraditionallyAssociated | Ouahigouya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| colonialEntityWithin | French West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | came under French colonial rule ⓘ |
| country | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crop |
cowpeas
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Mossi culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mossi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalTitle | Naaba of Yatenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalKingdom | Yatenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReligion | Mossi traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the principal Mossi kingdoms ⓘ |
| language | Mooré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahel zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ north of Ouagadougou ⓘ northern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeOverlap | Yatenga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mossi territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postColonialState | Republic of Upper Volta (former name of Burkina Faso) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColonialEconomy |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ |
| preColonialPolity | Mossi kingdom of Yatenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| traditionalAssociation | Mossi kingdom of Yatenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalStructure | ruled by a Mossi king (naaba) ⓘ |
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