N'Délé

N'Délé
N'Délé Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 8°24′33″N 20°39′11″E / 8.40917°N 20.65306°E / 8.40917; 20.65306Coordinates: 8°24′33″N 20°39′11″E / 8.40917°N 20.65306°E / 8.40917; 20.65306
Country	Central African Republic
Prefecture	Bamingui-Bangoran
District

N'Délé or Ndele is a market town and sub prefecture in the north eastern Central African Republic, lying east of the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. Ndélé is the capital of Bamingui-Bangoran, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic.

The Tata

The tata, or fortified wall, creates a citadel-like palace on a hill overlooking N'Délé. It was constructed at the behest of Sultan Mohammed al-Sanussi in the late 19th Century^[1].

World Heritage Status

N'Délé, the tata, and the Kaga-Kpoungouvou caves were collectively added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 11th, 2006 in the Cultural category^[1].

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Le Tata (palais fortifié) du Sultan Sénoussi, les grottes de Kaga-Kpoungouvou, la ville de Ndélé - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-24.

D. Cordell, Dar al-Kuti and the Last Years of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com
• Search for Bakolekpa in the MSN Encarta atlas