Kouto
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Kouto is a town in northern Côte d'Ivoire
, lying north of Boundiali
. It is known for its seventeenth century Sahelian mosque
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Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
, lying north of Boundiali
Boundiali
Boundiali is a town in Boundiali Department in north central Côte d'Ivoire, in the southwest of Savanes Region.Its population, the boundialikas, is made mainly of ethnic groups shared across the borders of Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso as well as some Fulas, totalling around 50,000 people in the...
. It is known for its seventeenth century Sahelian mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
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