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Ghana's material cultural heritage

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Ghana's material cultural heritage
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A monuments list yizie la a Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, duoruu yi a ba mannewulluu "legal custodian of Ghana's material cultural heritage (movable ane immovable heritage)"[1] GMMB la bore a monuments:

A ID ba naŋ toŋ neŋ a gampɛlɛ peɛroo yizie la a Regions of Ghana pukyaare la ISO Regional ID standards.

A. Western Region

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-WP-001 Fort Apollonia Western Fort 1765 and 1771 Beyin 4°45′00″N 2°01′00″W Upload Photo
GH-WP-002 Fort Saint Anthony Western Fort 1515; expanded in 1642 and 1872 by Dutch Axim 4°52′02″N 2°14′23″W Upload Photo
GH-WP-003 Fort Groß Friedrichsburg Western Fort 1683 Princestown article only in german 4°47′28″N 2°08′02″W Upload Photo
GH-WP-004 Fort Dorothea Western Fort 1684–1687; 1698–1711; April 1712–1717 Akwida 4°45′00″N 2°01′00″W Upload Photo

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GH-AA-005 Museum of Nzema Culture and History Western Museum Fort Apollonia Upload Photo

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GH-WP-005 Fort Metal Cross Western Fort 1683 Dixcove 4°47′27″N 1°57′01″W Upload Photo
GH-WP-006 Fort Batenstein Western Fort Between 1595 and 1600 Butre 4°49′18″N 1°55′16″W Upload Photo
GH-WP-007 Fort Orange Western Fort 1690 Sekondi 4°56′09″N 1°42′26″W Upload Photo
GH-WP-008 Fort St. Sebastian Western Fort 1590 Shama 5°01′45″N 1°37′16″W Upload Photo
GH-WP-00P Nzulezu Stilt Settlement Western Settlement Lake Tadane Upload Photo

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B. Central Region

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-CP-001 Fort Komenda Central Fort 1957 British Komenda Upload Photo
GH-CP-002 Fort Vredenburg Central Fort Dutch Komenda Upload Photo
GH-CP-003 Castle of St. George's Central Castle 1482 Elmina Also known as Elmina Castle 5°05′00″N 1°21′00″W Upload Photo
GH-AA-003 Cape Coast Castle Museum Central Region Museum Cape Coast Museum is located within the castle. Photography not allowed there 5°06′12″N 1°14′33″W Upload Photo
GH-AA-004 Elmina Castle Museum Central Region Museum Elmina 5°05′00″N 1°21′00″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-004 Fort St. Jago Central Fort 1555 and 1558 Elmina 5°05′00″N 1°21′00″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-005 Fort Goede Hoop

a.k.a. Fort Good Hope

Central Fort 1705 Senya Beraku 5°23′15″N 0°29′23″W Upload Photo
CE-GH-CP-006 Fort Lijdzaamheid

a.k.a. Patience, Leydsaemheyt

Central Fort 1697 Apam 5°17′36″N 0°44′32″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-007 Fort Amsterdam (Ghana) Central Fort 1631, fort rebuilt by the English in 1645 Abandzi 5°12′09″N 1°05′25″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-008 The Little Fort Central Fort Anomabu 5°11′12″N 1°06′32″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-009 Fort William (Ghana)

a.k.a. Anomabu Castle

Central Fort 1640 Anomabu 5°10′00″N 1°07′00″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-010 Fort Nassau Central Fort 1612 Moree 5°08′00″N 1°12′00″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-011 Fort Fredericksburg Central Fort Amanful 4°52′00″N 1°47′00″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-012 Cape Coast Castle Central Castle 1653 Cape Coast 5°06′18″N 1°14′50″W Upload Photo
GH-CP-013 Fort McCarthy Central Castle 1822 Cape Coast 5°06′N 1°15′W Upload Photo
GH-CP-014 Fort Victoria Central Fort 1712 Cape Coast Upload Photo
GH-CP-015 Fort William (Lighthouse) Central Fort 1753 Cape Coast 5°06′N 1°15′W Upload Photo
GH-CP-016 Fort Royal Central Fort Cape Coast 5°06′N 1°15′W Upload Photo

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GH-CP-017 Statue of George Ekem Ferguson Central Statue Anomabo, Near Fort Williams Upload Photo

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C. Greater Accra Region

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-AA-001 National Museum Greater Accra Museum 1957 Barnes Road, Accra 5°33′24″N 0°12′28″W Upload Photo
GH-AA-002 Museum of Science & Technology Greater Accra Museum 1963 Barnes Road, Accra. Ghana Museum of Science and Technology Upload Photo
GH-AA-003 Ussher Fort Greater Accra Fort 1649 Ussher Town, Accra Upload Photo
GH-AA-004 James Fort Greater Accra Fort 1673 John Evans Atta Mills High Street, Accra James Fort Ghana Upload Photo
GH-AA-05 Christiansborg Castle

a.k.a. Osu Castle

Greater Accra Fort 1659 Osu, Accra Upload Photo
GH-AA-06 Fort Augustaborg Greater Accra Fort 1787 Teshie Upload Photo
GH-AA-07 Museum of Archaeology Greater Accra Museum University of Ghana, Department of Archeology, Accra Upload Photo
GH-EP-08 Fort Vernon Greater Accra Fort 1742 Prampram 5°43′29″N 0°07′00″E Upload Photo
GH-EP-09 Holy Trinity Church Accra Greater Accra Church 1894 Accra High street Upload Photo
GH-EP-10 Grave ruins of Seagent Adjetey Accra Grave La Located at the La cluster of school field Upload Photo

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E. Volta Region

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-TV-001 Fort Prinzenstein Volta Fort 1734 Keta 5°54′39″N 0°59′31″E Upload Photo
GH-TV-002 Volta Regional Museum Volta Museum 1973 Ho Upload Photo

F. Ashanti Region

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-AH-001 Fort Kumasi Ashanti Fort 1820 Kumasi Upload Photo
GH-AH-002 Kumasi Military Museum Ashanti Museum Kumasi Upload Photo
GH-AH-003 Yaw Tano Shrine

a.k.a. Tano Yaw Shrine

Ashanti Shrine Ejisu-Besease at Besease, about 20.8 km on the Kumasi-Accra road. 5°33′26″N 1°11′45″W Upload Photo
GH-AH-004 Akwasi Sima Shrine

a.k.a. Kwasi Kuma Shrine

Ashanti Shrine Adarkwa Jachie about 16 km on the Kumasi-Ejisu road. 6°43′25″N 1°30′41″W Upload Photo

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GH-AH-005 Tano Abenamu Subunu Shrine Ashanti Shrine Abirem (Alternative Spelling: Abirim) Abirem is about 12.8 km from Kumasi on the Antoa Road, Coord of Antoa Road 6°42′30″N 1°36′20″W Upload Photo
GH-AH-006 Tano Kwadwo Shrine Ashanti Shrine Saaman Saaman is about 12.6 km north-east of Kumasi, on the former Odumakoma Tempong road that led toNorthern Ghana. 6°46′15″N 1°32′33″W Upload Photo
GH-AH-007 Atuo Kosua Shrine Ashanti Shrine Adwinase (Alternative Spelling: Edwenase) Off the Ejisu-Onwi road. 6°41′19″N 1°26′05″W Upload Photo
GH-AH-008 Kentinkrono Shrine Ashanti Shrine Kentinkrono At Kentinkrono, about 20.8km on the Kumasi-Ejisu road. 6°41′36″N 1°33′10″W Upload Photo
GH-AH-009 Tano Odomankoma Shrine Ashanti Shrine Bogwiase (Alternative Spelling: Bodwease) foot of the rocky Mampong scarp, about 10 km from Effiduase, in the Sekyere West District. 6°55′04″N 1°20′16″W Upload Photo

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GH-AH-010 Asawase Shrine

a.k.a. Tano Banie Shrine

Ashanti Shrine Asawase near Ejisu to the south of Ejisu, about 10 km on the second-class road linking Ejisu and Apromase. 6°41′10″N 1°29′19″W Upload Photo

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GH-AH-011 Asenemaso Shrine Ashanti Shrine Asenemaso Kumasi-Sunyani road, at a distance of about 15 km from Kejetia. 6°42′16″N 1°43′13″W Upload Photo

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G. Northern Region

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-NP-001 Larabanga Mosque Northern Region Mosque 14th Century Laribanga Upload Photo
GH-NP-002 Bole Mosque Northern Region Mosque Bole Mosque is in West Gonja District, in the Northern Region. Upload Photo

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GH-NP-003 Babatu's grave Northern Region Old Grave Yendi Babatu was a notorious slave raider from Niger. There are remains of his grave and some equipment he and his army used in capturing slaves on Grunsi land. Upload Photo
GH-NP-004 The German cemetery Northern Region Cemetery Yendi German cemetery popularly called "German grave” contains graves of German and Dutch soldiers who died in their colonization efforts in a war with Dagombas. Upload Photo
GH-NP-005 Naa Dataa Tua Northern Region Cemetery Yendi Na Dataa Tua is a site is a place where men who had affairs with the Ya-Na's wives were beheaded. At the site are a sacrificial stone and a baobab tree, at the base of which the victims were beheaded. Upload Photo

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GH-NP-006 Tamale Central Mosque Northern Region Mosque Tamale The oldest mosque in the Capital of the northern region.

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GH-NP-007 Dakpema tomb Northern Region Cemetery Tamale The ancient cave where mortal remains of Dakpemas (kings of Tamale kingdom) are kept.

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GH-NP-008 Laribanga Mystery Stone Northern Region Mystic stone Tamale Larabanga Mystery Stone During the British times, in Ghana there was a road that was laid near the Larabanga Mosque, a stone was removed during the process to make way for the road. The next day, the stone was found again on the same place it was displaced from.

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H. Upper East

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-UE-001 Upper East Regional Museum Upper East Museum Bolgatanga Upload Photo
GH-UE-002 Old Navrongo Catholic Cathedral Building Upper East Church 1920 Navrongo Upload Photo
GH-UE-003 Pikworo Slave camp Upper East Slave camp 1704 Paga Upload Photo

hI. Upper West

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ID Description Region Original function Built Location Address Comment Coordinates Image
GH-UW-001 Gwollu Defence Wall Upper West Monument Gwollu Gwollu is 70 km north of Wa, in the Upper West Region of Ghana Upload Photo

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GH-UW-003 Wa Naa's Palace Upper West Palace Wa Upload Photo
GH-UW-003 Wechiau Mosque Upper West Mosque Wechiau Upload Photo

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GH-UW-004 Dondoli Mosque Upper West Mosque Wa This 19th Century mosque is in Wa, the capital of the Upper West Region. Upload Photo

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Archeological Sites

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A Museum ko Archeology, University of Ghana naŋ be la a QMMB site.

Sommo Yizie

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  1. What is QMMB Archived 2024-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2012-07-27