Soum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso , located in its Sahel Region .
2-464: Its capital is Djibo . Soum is divided into 9 departments: 14°06′N 1°38′W / 14.100°N 1.633°W / 14.100; -1.633 This Soum Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Djibo Djibo is a town in northern Burkina Faso and the capital city of Soum Province . It is situated 203 km (126 mi) north of Ouagadougou and 45 km (28 mi) from
4-518: The border with Mali . It was founded in the 16th century and became the capital of Djilgodji , before becoming dominated by the Messina Empire in the 19th century . It is known for its animal market . The main ethnic group is the Fulani . Djibo retains a traditional chieftaincy led by an emir . The spillway of Djibo Dam was the scene of a potentially catastrophic accident involving
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