Tirekka

Tirekka lies in the Atakora country near Koutammakou, where the Batammariba build distinctive tower-houses of earth. Each takienta brings together rounded towers beneath flat roofs or conical thatch, with an upper level reached by a ladder or earthen steps. These homesteads stand scattered among fields and wooded hills, and their placement and construction are bound to the traditions of the families who inhabit them. The Batammariba country extends across both sides of the Atakora range.

The later city of Lama-Kara lies here.