Dissin

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Dissin
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Dissin
Coordinates: 10°56′N2°56′W / 10.933°N 2.933°W / 10.933; -2.933 Coordinates: 10°56′N2°56′W / 10.933°N 2.933°W / 10.933; -2.933
Country Burkina Faso
Province Ioba
Department Dissin Department

Dissin is a town and seat of Dissin Department in the province of Ioba in Burkina Faso, [1] near the northwest corner of Ghana.

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References

  1. "Fête de l'assomption à Dissin : Un grand moment de communion entre fils et filles du Sud-ouest". lefaso.net. 16 August 2019.