Linonghin
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Linonghin | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso |
| Region | Plateau-Central Region |
| Province | Ganzourgou |
| Department | Kogho Department |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 465 |
Linonghin is a village in the Kogho Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 465.[1]
On August 11, 1974, Linonghin was the site of Burkina Faso's deadliest airliner crash. An Ilyushin Il-18V of Air Mali that had diverted to Ouagadougou on a flight to Niamey began circling the wrong town and made a forced landing after running out of fuel. 47 of the 60 on board were killed.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
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