Tiébélé Department

Tiébélé is a department or commune of Nahouri Province in southeastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Tiébélé; the chief, the royal court and the nobility of the Kassena people, who first settled the region in the 15th century, reside there. Located at the foot of a hill in a lowland landscape, the Royal Court of Tiébelle forms an irregular circular space of approximately 1.2 hectares. Several characteristic elements can be distinguished: a sacred hill, an altar of the ancestor and the red fig tree. The courtyard is characterized by a rich traditional architecture of a defensive character. It is surrounded by high perimeter walls connected by residential walls.