Ouahigouya is the most important town in northern Burkina Faso. It was founded in 1757 as the capital of Yatenga, but was destroyed in 1825 and repeatedly attacked from the 1870s to the 1890s, until the French began rebuilding around a fort from 1896. 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Yatenga is a modern region found in the northern central area of Burkina Faso and formerly a powerful kingdom in the west of Africa. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events and Trends Technology Invention of the telephone (1876) and phonograph (1877) WTF Science Ludwig Boltzmanns statistical definition of thermodynamic entropy War, peace and politics Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) results in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in current-day usage. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
In the Christmas War of 1985, the city's marketplace was bombed by Malian forces, almost 100 people being killed. The Agacher Strip is a 100-mile long strip of land located in northeastern Burkina Faso. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Features of Ouahigouya include Kaba Kango's tomb, the Yatenga Naba's compound and an artificial lake. A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ...
Ouahigouya is the most important town in northern Burkina Faso.
The city was founded in 1757 as the capital of Yatenga, but was destroyed in 1825 and repeatedly attacked from the 1870s to the 1890s, until the French began rebuilding around a fort from 1896.
Features of Ouahigouya include Kaba Kango's tomb, the Yatenga Naba's compound and an artificial lake.
Ouahigouya, with a population of 50,000 in 1992, is the capital of Yatenga province, which has been particularly hard hit by drought.
The project was hampered by a lack of participation and prior awareness among the population regarding the choice of sites, the inauguration of the public standpipes, the concept of paying for water, water management, the impact of water on health, and so on.
Concerted action with the Provincial Health Department (DPS) of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare at Ouahigouya is necessary so that water analysis and quality control by DPS continue and the areas of health education and environmental hygiene aspect are taken care of.
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