The Batammariba are known for their two-storey fortified mud dwellings called takienta, whose towers and granaries have become a national symbol of Togo. The site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004 as reference 1140, under criteria (v) and (vi), as a cultural landscape linking architecture, farmed terraces and sacred groves, springs and rocks. In 2023 the World Heritage Committee approved an extension to include the adjoining Beninese part of the landscape, making it a transboundary Togo–Benin property. The living traditions and beliefs of the community remain central to its value.
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