Touba, Boké

Touba
Sub-prefecture and town
Touba
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 11°36′00″N 13°02′00″W / 11.60000°N 13.03333°W / 11.60000; -13.03333
Country Guinea
RegionBoké Region
PrefectureGaoual Prefecture
Population
 • Total
26,260
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Touba is a town and sub-prefecture in the Gaoual Prefecture in the Boké Region of north-western Guinea. As of 2014, it had a population of 26,260 people.

The city is a major center of Islam in the region, particularly the Qadiriyya Sufi order and the Jakhanke people.

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