Kabou

Kabou
Kabou is located in Togo
Kabou
Kabou
Location in Togo
Coordinates: 9°27′N 0°49′E / 9.450°N 0.817°E / 9.450; 0.817
Country Togo
RegionKara Region
PrefectureBassar
Time zoneUTC + 0

Kabou is a village in the Bassar Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-western Togo.[1] Due to its central location, it is used as a marketplace where people travel in from Ghana, Bassar, Kara, and Guérin-Kouka to sell goods. Formally Kabou was known for iron exporting out of a mine in Banjeli, which is about 20 km outside Kabou, until it was later privatized.

History

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The city was founded by Oukpan, also known as Le Guerrier, The Hunter. The local language is Bassar.

Paysage

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Kabou offers a beautiful panoramic sight on the nature, the mountains, the forests, the rivers. Also, the stars are clearly visible due to the lack of light pollution.

References

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  1. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
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