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2. List of World Heritage Sites in Ghana - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Ghana accepted the convention, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.

3. Elmina Castle - Wikipedia

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   Elmina Castle is a historical site, and was a major filming location for Werner Herzog 's 1987 drama film Cobra Verde. The castle is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with other castles and forts in Ghana, because of its testimony to the Atlantic slave trade. [ 4][ 2] It is a major tourist attraction in Ghana.

4. Kakum National Park - Wikipedia

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   Kakum National Park. /  5.35361°N 1.38333°W  / 5.35361; -1.38333. Kakum National Park, located in the coastal environs of the Central Region [ 1][ 2][ 3] of Ghana, [ 4] covers an area of 375 square kilometres (145 sq mi). Established in 1931 as a reserve, it was gazetted as a national park only in 1992 after an initial survey of ...

5. Assin Manso Slave River Site - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 5°31′27″N 1°10′07″W. The Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River also called Nnonkonsuo or Donkor Nsuo (singular) was one of the slave markets for gathering indigenes during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. [1] [2] It is located in the Central Region of Ghana, forty (40) kilometers along the Cape Coast-Kumasi highway.

6. Mole National Park - Wikipedia

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   Mole National Park, one of Ghana's seven national parks, is the country's largest wildlife refuge. [ 1][ 2] The park is located in the Savannah region of Ghana on savanna and riparian ecosystems at an elevation of 50 m, with a sharp escarpment forming the southern boundary of the park. The Park is 24 km from Damongo, the district capital, 146 ...

7. Songhor Lagoon - Wikipedia

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   Reference no. 566 [1] The Songhor Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the eastern coast of Ghana, West Africa. The site covers an area of 28,740 hectares, and it is located just outside the major town of Ada [2] and to the west of the Volta River estuary. It was designated as Ramsar wetland site of international importance number 566 on June 22, 1988.