Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

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Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba — Cultural World Heritage Site in Benin, Togo. The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo and neighbouring Benin is home to the Batammariba, whose remarkable mud tower-houses are known as takienta ( sikien in the plural). Nature is strongly associated with the rituals and beliefs of society here. The landscape is exceptional due to the architecture of the tower-houses which reflect the social structure; its farmland and forest; and the associations between people and landscape. The buildings are grouped in villages, which also include ceremonial spaces, springs, sacred rocks and sites reserved for initiation ceremonies. Inscribed by UNESCO in 2004. Plan a visit, location and history via the official UNESCO page. Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

Category

travel · tours

Address

Benin, Togo

City

Benin

Region/State

Africa

Country

Benin

Website

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1140