Kassena
Also known as Kasena, Kasim, Kassem
thumb|A map of the region in which the Kassena people live, in both Ghana en Burkina Faso The Kassena people are an ethnic group located along the northern Ghana and Burkina Faso border. They speak the Kasem language. Their king lives in the town of Tiébélé. The Kasenna are closely related to the people of Nankanni and were brought together to form the Kassena-Nankana administrative district in 1936. As of 2008, the (Kassena-Nankana) area comprises two districts: Kassena Nankana West and Kassena Nankana East.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Kassena
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Kassena
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- xsm
- Ethnic group.image
- File:Tiebele village in Burkina Faso 04.jpg
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana and Burkina Faso
- Ethnic group.region1
- Burkina Faso
- Ethnic group.region2
- Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana
- Ethnic group.langs
- Kasem, French, English
- Ethnic group.rels
- Kassena Religion Islam and Christianity
- Ethnic group.related
- Other Gurunsi Peoples
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thumb|A map of the region in which the Kassena people live, in both Ghana en Burkina Faso The Kassena people are an ethnic group located along the northern Ghana and Burkina Faso border. They speak the Kasem language. Their king lives in the town of Tiébélé. The Kasenna are closely related to the people of Nankanni and were brought together to form the Kassena-Nankana administrative district in 1936. As of 2008, the (Kassena-Nankana) area comprises two districts: Kassena Nankana West and Kassena Nankana East.
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