Loading AI tools
Town in Sahel Region, Burkina Faso From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 45,818 as of 2019.
Arbinda | |
---|---|
Town | |
Coordinates: 14°13′45″N 0°51′48″W | |
Country | Burkina Faso |
Region | Sahel Region |
Province | Soum Province |
Department | Arbinda Department |
Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Total | 45,818 |
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]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.