Burkina Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso
Burkina Faso's second-largest city, set on a plateau 445 meters above sea level. Its name means "home of the Bobo and Dioula peoples."
Updated August 15, 2026 · Edited by the World by City editors
- Gateway airport
- Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY)
- Best season
- Oct–Jan
- Time zone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Sights covered
- 2 places
Sights worth seeing
Temples & religious sites
Bobo Dioulasso Grand Mosque
This is the Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. As the city's iconic Islamic mosque, it's a great spot to admire from the outside.
Temples & religious sites
Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes of Bobo-Dioulasso
A Catholic cathedral in Bobo-Dioulasso and one of the city's landmark religious buildings. Its calm atmosphere makes it a pleasant place to explore the interior at leisure.
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