A tata or tata somba is a historic type of fortification used throughout West Africa. The word is applied to the wall itself as well as the elite living...

Ta(m)berma. They are famous for their two-story fortified houses, known as Tata Somba ("Somba house"), in which the ground floor houses livestock at night, internal...

tradition – used in the design of houses. Cape Dutch (South Africa) Riad Tata Somba Rumah Gadang Izba Sanheyuan Mar del Plata style Standard House Bello y...

teleuk in Northern Cameroon, as well as the Ssola Somolo and Batammaliba Tata Somba building systems of northern Togo and Burkina Faso. A combination of these...

include Natitingou and Tanguiéta, and the major tourist areas include the Tata Somba houses, Pendjari National Park, and various waterfalls. The department...

Tanougou waterfalls, the great mud castles of the Betammaribe known as the Tata Somba are also within an hour or two of the town by car. Within the town itself...

2020. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05. "Tata Somba, Batammaliba Architecture at its Height". Cultures of West Africa. 2019-07-01...

castle-like houses called Tata-Sombas. The heat and humidity are oppressive and Derek feels like he’s sleeping in an oven. The Tata-Sombas are made from clay...