Bissandugu

Bissandugu
Bissandugu
Bissandugu is located in Guinea
Bissandugu
Bissandugu
Coordinates: 9°55′59″N 9°09′23″W / 9.93306°N 9.15639°W / 9.93306; -9.15639
Country Guinea
RegionKankan Region
PrefectureKankan Prefecture
Population
 • Total1,000

Bissandugu (French: Bissandougou) is a city in southwestern Guinea on National Road 1. In the 19th century, it was the base for Samori Ture, a Dyula warlord who named the city in 1878 as the capital of his Wassoulou Empire (1861-1890). He was known for his resistance to French colonial forces and prevailed for years against them and smaller African states.

the mass grave of the French soldiers killed during the battle of bissandou, commonly known as Tubabu Falan (the cave of the white)