Koutammakou
| Koutammakou - land of the Batammariba | |
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| National territory: |
 Togo
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | v, vi |
| Surface: | 50,000 ha |
| Reference No .: | 1140 |
| UNESCO region : | Africa |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 2004 (session 28) |
The landscape Koutammakou in the Kara region in north-eastern Togo and neighboring part of Benin since 2004 a place of UNESCO - World Heritage Site .
The 50,000 hectare area is inhabited by the Batammariba , whose houses made of clay ("Takienta") are seen as a symbol of Togo. In Togo, people generally speak of the “Pays Tamberma” and the huts are called “ Tata ”.
The buildings grouped in villages reflect the social structure of Batammariba society. Many of the buildings are two-story, granaries consist of a cylindrical base with a hemisphere on top, some houses have conical, others flat roofs. The village also includes places for ceremonies, springs, rocks and areas reserved for initiation ceremonies .
The Koutammakou is regarded as one of the few traditional societies in the world that is still intact.
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Coordinates: 10 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E