Larabanga
Sign in to saveLarabanga () is a town in West Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque and it is called Larabanga Mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest mosque and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old. The Larabanga Mosque is also referred to as 'Mecca of West Africa'
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Place details
- Locality
- Larabanga
- Region
- Savannah Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 4,500
- Timezone
- Africa/Accra
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Larabangaلارابانجا
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Larabanga Mosque05.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 200px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Larabanga Mosque
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ghana
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Savannah Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Ghana
- Located in
- West Gonja Municipal District
- Continent
- Africa
- Image
- Larabanga Mosque05.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
3 sectionsContents
- Mystic Stone
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Larabanga () is a town in West Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque and it is called Larabanga Mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest mosque and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old. The Larabanga Mosque is also referred to as 'Mecca of West Africa'
The Town is also known for its Mystic Stone, for its patterned vernacular architecture, and as the entrance to the Mole National Park.