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Nord (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 13 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 13.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 15 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Most northern of the former Mossi kingdoms, ruled between 1754-1757 & 1787 by Nazba Kango, who created a mighty army that attacked nearby states; kingdom weakened by dynastic rivalries after Kango's death; French settled in the area in the 1890s. |
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| Nord (preferred,C,V,English)
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............ | named 1974 |
| Région du Nord (C,V,O)
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| Nord region (C,O)
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| Yatenga (C,V)
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............ | before 1974, renamed in 1970s |
| UV88 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Nord Region (C,U,English)
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| Yatenga, Province du (H,O)
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Nord (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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