Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
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Description: UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighbouring Benin, is home to the Batammariba whose remarkable mud tower-houses (Takienta) have come to be seen as a symbol of Togo. In this landscape, nature is strongly associated with the rituals and beliefs of society. The 50,000-ha cultural landscape is remarkable due to the architecture of its tower-houses which are a reflection of social structure; its farmland and forest; and the associations between people and landscape. Many of the buildings are two storeys high and those with granaries feature an almost spherical form above a cylindrical base. Some of the buildings have flat roofs, others have conical thatched roofs. They are grouped in villages, which also include ceremonial spaces, springs, rocks and sites reserved for initiation ceremonies.
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| Page title: | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba - UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| Keywords: | UNESCO, World Heritage,Heritage,Patrimoine,Patrimoine mondial,Convention,1972 |
| Description: | UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| IP-address: | 193.242.192.43 |
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| Date | Creation Date: 1994-03-01T05:00:00Z Expiry Date: 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z |