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Bam Province, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Bam ProvinceProvince
Centre-Nord RegionRegion
Burkina FasoCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Sanmatenga Province, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Loroum Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Passoré Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Yatenga Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Soum Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Type:
Province
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kongoussi26,338 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
353799
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:353799:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Bam, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
German:
Bam, Mitte-Nord, Burkina Faso
Italian:
provincia di Bam, regione del Centro-Nord, Burkina Faso
Russian:
Бам, Северо-Центральная область, Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
巴姆省, 中北大區, 布吉納法索
Spanish:
Provincia de Bam, Región Centro-Norte, Burkina Faso
Arabic:
محافظة بام, الوسط شمالي, بوركينا فاسو
Basque:
Bam probintzia, Erdialde-Iparraldea, Burkina Faso
Bengali:
বাম প্রদেশ, বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Cebuano:
Province du Bam, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Danish:
Bam Province, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Bam, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Farsi/Persian:
استان بام, بورکینافاسو
Finnish:
Bam, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Galician:
Bam, Rexión Centro-Norte, Burquina Faso
Greek:
Μπαμ, Σαντρ-Νορ, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Gujarati:
બામ પ્રાંત, બુર્કિના ફાસો
Hindi:
बार्न प्रांत, बुर्किना फासो
Indonesian:
Provinsi Bam, Region Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Japanese:
バム県, 中北部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Kannada:
ಬಾಮ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ
Korean:
밤 현, 중북부 주, 부르키나파소
Latvian:
Bamas province, Burkinafaso
Lithuanian:
Bamo provincija, Vidurio Šiaurės regionas, Burkina Fasas
Malay:
Bam Province, Burkina Faso
Marathi:
बाम प्रांत, बर्किना फासो
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bam Séng, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Northern Frisian:
Bam, Centre-Nord, Burkiina Faaso
Norwegian:
Bam, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Polish:
Prowincja Bam, Region Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Bam, Região Centro-Norte, Burkina Faso
Romanian:
Bam, Regiunea Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Sinhalese:
බාම් පළාත, බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ
Swedish:
Province du Bam, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Tamil:
பாம் மாகாணம், புர்க்கினா பாசோ
Telugu:
బామ్ ప్రావిన్స్, బర్కీనా ఫాసో
Thai:
จังหวัดแบม, บูร์กินาฟาโซ
Traditional Chinese:
巴姆省, 中北大區, 布基納法索
Turkish:
Bam, Centre-Nord Bölgesi, Burkina Faso
Ukrainian:
Бам, Північно-Центральна область, Буркіна-Фасо
Urdu:
بام صوبہ, وسطی-شمالی علاقہ, برکینا فاسو
Vietnamese:
Bam, Burkina Faso
Waray:
Bam, Burkina Faso


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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bam_Province
Wikidata ID:Q620710
GeoNames ID:2362973

Localities in this Region

Burkina Faso

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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