The Larabanga Mosque, located in the village of Larabanga near Damongo in Ghana’s Savannah Region, is the oldest mosque in Ghana and among the oldest in West Africa. Built in 1421 in the Sudanese architectural style, it is known as the "Mecca of West Africa". The mosque is constructed with West African adobe and features two pyramidal towers, a mihrab facing Mecca and a minaret, along with twelve buttressed structures. Restoration efforts, especially by the World Monuments Fund, have preserved this historic site and revived traditional adobe maintenance techniques. The mosque houses an ancient Quran, which locals believe was miraculously gifted from heaven in 1650. It is situated about 4 km from the Mole National Park entrance and remains a sacred and culturally significant site for Ghana’s Muslim community.
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West Gonja
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