Denguélé District, Côte d'Ivoire · Africa
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Samatiguila is a town located in Denguélé District, Côte d'Ivoire. With a population of 6,278, it is an important destination in Africa.
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Samatiguila (also spelled Samatiglia) is a town in northwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Samatiguila Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District. Samatiguila is also a commune. It is located approximately 15 km north of Kimbirila-Sud, and 40 km north of Odienné, the nearest mainRead more
town and the capital of the Denguélé District. Samatiguila is well known among Ivorians for the large number of traders and bus companies that originate from the town but that operate all over Ivory Coast.
The Mosquée de Samatiguila ou Missiriba is an adobe mosque in Samatiguila. Built in the 18th century, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 (along with other mosques in northern Ivory Coast) because of its outstanding representation of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.
The French explorer René Caillié spent five days in Samatiguila in July 1827 on his journey from Boké, in present-day Guinea, to Timbuktu in Mali. He was travelling with a caravan transporting kola nuts to Djenné. He described his visit in his book Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo:
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Samatiguila is located in Denguélé District, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa. The coordinates are 9.8195 latitude, -7.5609 longitude.
Samatiguila has a population of approximately 6,278 people, making it a town in Côte d'Ivoire.
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