Burkina Faso - Sya, historical center of Bobo-Dioulasso

The village of Sya or Dioulassoba is the original core of the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, economic capital of Burkina Faso, located in the south-west of the country, 365 kilometers from Ouagadougou. Sya is located in the heart of the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, in the district of Konsa, inside the fork formed by the Houet marigot in the East and the Sanyo in the West. Sya occupies an area of ​​fifteen (15) hectares, including the Wara-Wara public square, adjacent to the dwellings. Sya is made up of three villages, Kibidoué and Tiguisso, which dispute the origin of Sya and the Bobo-Dioula village. These three villages gave birth to eighteen (18) households, including four (04) in Konsa, six (06) in Tiguisso and eight (08) in Kibidoué. These villages each have a mother house which is that of the founder or the eldest of the lineage.

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List


Laterite constructed mosque in Dioulassaba around 1800 AD. Thanks to Mike of Netherlands for arranging this mailing from Burkina Faso.