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Asante Traditional Buildings

Cultural World Heritage property in Ghana, inscribed in 1980 under criterion (v).

Asante Traditional Buildings, Ghana
Photo: Noahalorwu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Ghana
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1980
Criteria
v
Location
Ashanti Region
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Reference
WHC 35 · Wikidata Q1141003

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, Ghana150 kmForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGhana · 1979CulturalHistoric town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire269 kmHistoric town of Grand-BassamCôte d'Ivoire · 2012CulturalComoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire388 kmComoé National ParkCôte d'Ivoire · 1983NaturalRoyal Palaces of Abomey, Benin409 kmRoyal Palaces of AbomeyBenin · 1985CulturalRuins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso484 kmRuins of LoropéniBurkina Faso · 2009CulturalKoutammakou, Togo507 kmKoutammakouTogo · 2004Cultural
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