The Rock Engravings of Pobe-Mengao are located in the
Pobe-Mengao Department
Pobe-Mengao is a department or commune of Soum Province in north-western Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Ma ...
of
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 ...
. Alongside the unique
rock art, there exists man-made mounds as well as necropoles, millstones, and other archaeological artifacts such as metal tools.
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the
UNESCO
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World Heritage
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Tentative List on April 9, 1996, in the Cultural category.
Les gravures rupestres de Pobe-Mengao (#) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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See also
Rock Art
Notes
References Les gravures rupestres de Pobe-Mengao (#) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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Burkinabé culture