Pobé-Mengao, Arbinda et Markoye
Les gravures rupestres du Sahel burkinabè : Pobé-Mengao, Arbinda et Markoye is part of the Tentative list of Burkina Faso in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. It is a proposed extension of WHS.
The rock engravings of the Burkinabè Sahel comprise three groups of rock art sites. They are located in granite rock formations in Pobé-Mengao, Arbinda and Markoye . The drawings, which origins and date are unknown, were influenced by rock art of the Sahara and that of the Dogon.
Map of Pobé-Mengao, Arbinda et Markoye
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Les gravures rupestres du Sahel burkinabè : Pobé-Mengao, Arbinda et Markoye
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Added
- 2011
- Extension of
- WHS
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Archaeological site - Rock Art
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2011 Revision
Includes former TWHS Les gravures rupestres de Pobe-Mengao (1996)
2011 Added to Tentative List
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Locations
The site has 5 locations