Kindiba is an ancient iron extraction site located in Tougo Department, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso.[1] The site consists of mines and three clay built furnaces. [1]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, in the Cultural category.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Les sites d'extraction de fer de Kindiba (#) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Retrieved 2009-02-20.
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