Nassoumbou is a
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
or commune of
Soum Province
Soum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.
Its capital is Djibo.
Departments
Soum is divided into 9 departments:
See also
*Regions of Burkina Faso
*Provinces of Burkina Faso
*Departments of Burkina Faso
Th ...
in north-western
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
. Its capital lies at the town of
Nassoumbou.
Burkinabé government inforoute communale
Towns and villages
See also
*2016 Nassoumbou attack
On 16 December 2016, several dozen heavily armed gunmen attacked an army outpost in Nassoumbou, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, about 30 kilometres (18.6 M) from the border with Mali, leaving at least 12 soldiers dead and 2 others missing. The att ...
References
Departments of Burkina Faso
Soum Province
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