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Ghana

13 places in the atlas, 2 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Ancient cities5
Archaeological wonders5
Ancient villages4
Fortresses3
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Ghana2
Bono East Region, Techiman–Kintampo savanna fringe1
Bono Region, 12 km west of Hani town, Black Volta watershed1
Bono Region, 18 km south of Techiman, Tain River headwaters1
Bono Region, Begho (Dwinfuor) north quarter 300 m north of Dwinfuor market1

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Verified11 Widely accepted2 Contested0

Bono Region, Bono Manso hinterland rock inselbergs, Adansi domes 3 km south of Bono Manso town

Brong-Ahafo Region, Tain River, Banda Hills fringe1

Central Region1

Greater Accra1

Northern Region, Gambaga Escarpment, White Volta headwaters1

Savannah Region1

Western Region / Amansuri Wetland1

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Partially excavated5 Not applicable4 Excavated3 Unexcavated1

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🇬🇭 Ghana · Ancient city

Begho North Quarter (Brong-Akan Gold Sector)

Medieval-Bono (13th–18th c. CE) · Brong-Akan (Bono)

North craft quarter of Begho gold entrepôt with gold-weights and bloomery.