Arbinda
Arbinda | |
|---|---|
  Arbinda Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 14°13′45″N 0°51′48″W / 14.22917°N 0.86333°WCoordinates: 14°13′45″N 0°51′48″W / 14.22917°N 0.86333°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Sahel Region |
| Province | Soum Province |
| Department | Arbinda Department |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,790 |
Arbinda (also spelled Aribinda) is a town in and the capital of the Arbinda Department of Soum Province in northern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 9,790 as of 2012.
History[]
On 24 December 2019, a group of militants attacked civilians and a military base in Arbinda in one of Burkina Faso's deadliest attacks. At least 122 people were killed, including 35 civilians, 7 soldiers, and 80 attackers.[2]
References[]
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
- ^ "Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso after army repels militant attack". Thomson Reuters Foundation. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
Capital: Djibo | ||
|  | |
 | This Soum Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Populated places in the Sahel Region
- Soum Province
- Burkina Faso geography stubs