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Lobi & Bobo Sacred Groves (Burkina Faso)
Southwestern Burkina Faso (Lobi & Bobo lands)
Burkina Faso
Active
Regional cluster
- Location
- Southwestern Burkina Faso (Lobi & Bobo lands)
- Coordinates
- ~10.6°N 3.3°W
- Elevation
- Sudan savanna
- Size
- Varies
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (Lobi/Bobo tradition)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Thila (protective nature spirits); Lobi & Bobo traditional religion
- Community & Guardians
- Lobi & Bobo peoples
- Vernacular name
- Bois sacré (thila spirit groves)
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Sacred groves with stone altars; sacrifices to thila for community harmony
Plant species
Sudan-savanna woodland flora
Biome & fauna
West African Sudan savanna
Threats & protection
Customary protection; community-led guardianship
Source
'Sacred Trees and Spirit Forests' (Tropiki); Land Portal — Sacred forests in Africa