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Gorom-Gorom

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Gorom-Gorom also figures in the book 'Man kan ikke vaske én hånd' (One can't wash one hand) by the Danish author Thyge Christensen who writes about travelling by bicycle from the city of Aarhus in central Jutland to Gorom-Gorom in 1981.A journey that covered 4,200 km and took 2 months to complete.
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Gorom-Gorom is the setting for the Sophie books, written by British children's author
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and other traders every week. Gold is mined nearby in
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The weekly Market in Gorom-Gorom
Gorom-Gorom is located in Burkina Faso
14°27′N 0°14′W / 14.450°N 0.233°W / 14.450; -0.233
Burkina Faso
Region
Sahel Region
Province
Oudalan Province
Department
Gorom-Gorom Department
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT
Burkina Faso
Oudalan Province
mosques
Tuaregs
Bella
Fula
Essakane

airport
Stephen Davies
Citypopulation.de
ISBN
2-7469-1138-8

Gorom-Gorom
Burkina Faso, Off the Beaten Track
Gorom-Gorom, Under the Acacias

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