Koutammakou, Togo. The Land of the Batammariba

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The Koutammakou landscape in northeastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba, whose remarkable mud tower-houses (takienta) have come to be seen as a symbol of Togo. In this landscape, nature is strongly associated with the rituals and beliefs of society. The 50,000-ha cultural landscape is remarkable due to the architecture of its tower-houses, which are a reflection of social structure; its farmland and forest; and the associations between people and landscape.

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