Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Togo


Postcard
Koutammakou is the name of a wide semi mountainous area in North-East Togo, along the Beninese border. The area is home to the Batammariba whose remarkable mud tower-houses (Takienta) have come to be seen as a symbol of Togo.
 
Stamps
The stamp on the right depicts the cathedral of Lomé, the capital and largest city of Togo.

2 comments:

Emily said...

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I have started my own blog as well and I will be very happy if you could check it ^_^ Thank you:)
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Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I've done some reading on those houses.

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