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Hauts-Bassins (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 11 19 58 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 11.3334 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 19 58 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.3334 decimal degrees |
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Note: Prehistoric cave dwellings & paintings attest to early settlement in the region; formerly controlled by Kong, now in the Ivory Coast, & Sikasso, now in Mali; has rural economy based on agriculture, with such commercial crops as rice, cotton & fruits. |
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| Hauts-Bassins (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Hauts-Bassins (French)
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| Région des Hauts-Bassins (C,V,O)
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| Hauts-Bassins region (C,O)
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| UV87 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Hauts-Bassins Region (C,U,English)
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| High-Basins (C,U)
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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