Sindou is a town located in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Léraba in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 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 ...
. It is the capital of
Léraba Province and the
Sindou Department.
The region is known for the Pics de Sindou, a sharp sandstone geological formation. The town is a point of departure for visits to
Mount Tenakourou
Mount Tenakourou (also spelled Ténakourou, Tena Kourou or Téna Kourou) is the highest point in Burkina Faso. It is a hill situated on the border of the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso and the Sikasso Region of the country of Mali, not far from t ...
, the highest peak in Burkina Faso.
References
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External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in the Cascades Region
Léraba Province