AI generatedBouaké
Ivory Coast · Gbêkê · 376 m
Short description of Bouaké
Bouaké is the second city of Côte d'Ivoire, set in the Baoulé country in the middle of the country on the railway that runs from Abidjan to Ouagadougou. The grand mosque of 1889 is the oldest building in town and carries pointed openings along its front. Around it the central market spreads over several blocks and draws traders from the whole savannah belt. The town was the seat of the rebellion that split the country for five years from 2002, and the rebuilt centre still shows where the fighting reached. Baoulé mask carvers and weavers work in the surrounding villages.
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Best time to visit: November – February
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All highlights and sightsBeta
- Grand Mosque of 1889 and its pointed openings
- Bouaké central market
- Tour Télécom viewpoint over the city
- Baoulé mask carving and weaving villages(Day trip)
- Saint Michel cathedral
- Rebuilt centre and the memory of the division
- Abidjan to Ouagadougou trains at the station
- Attiéké and the maquis grills
- Kossou lake road west of the town(Day trip)
- Carnival of Bouaké (approx. March)