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Attraction · Wa

Cathedral of Saint Andrew

St. Andrew's Cathedral is the Roman-Rite cathedral of the Diocese of Wa, an active place of worship in Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana.

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Attraction · Gwollu

Gwollu Slave Defence Wall

A 19th-century mud-and-brick defence wall in Gwollu, Upper West Region, built by Gwollu Koro Limann against slave traders and managed by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.

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Attraction · Wa

Wa Naa's Palace

Wa Naa's Palace is the traditional palace and official residence of the Wa Naa in Wa town, Upper West Region, and a gazetted national monument in Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick style.

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Attraction · Dondoli

Dondoli Mosque

Dondoli Mosque is a 19th-century Sudano-Sahelian earthen mosque in the Dondoli community of Wa, Upper West Region, now reported to be in partial ruins and abandoned.

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Attraction · Nakore

Nakore Mosque

Nakore Mosque is a small historic Sudano-Sahelian mud mosque in Nakore village, southwest of Wa in Ghana's Upper West Region, still active for Friday prayers.

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Attraction · Wechiau

Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary

A community-run sanctuary at Wechiau protecting a 40 km stretch of the Black Volta River and one of Ghana's two remaining hippo populations.

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Attraction · Wechiau

Black Volta River (Wechiau stretch) river safari

A guided dugout-canoe river safari on the Black Volta at Wechiau, run by the community-led Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary in Ghana's Upper West Region.

Attraction · Gwollu

Dr Hilla Limann Mausoleum / Tomb

The burial place and memorial of Dr Hilla Limann, Ghana's 8th President and the only president of the Third Republic, inside the chief's compound in Gwollu, Upper West Region.

Attraction · Gwollu

Grave of King Tanjia

Grave of King Tanjia (Tanjia Musa) in Gwollu, Sissala West District, listed by the district assembly among its tourist sites for his role in building the Gwollu defence wall.

Attraction · Gwollu

Gwollu Crocodile Pond

Kalgwe, the sacred crocodile pond in central Gwollu, Sissala West District, where crocodiles are revered as clan totems and protected by the community.

Attraction · Gwollu

Gwollu Kuoro's Palace

The working palace compound of the Gwollu Kuoro in Sissala West District, beside the Gwollu Slave Defence Wall and holding the tomb of former President Dr Hilla Limann.

Attraction · Gwollu

Gwollu Traditional Bone Setting Centre

An indigenous bone-setting practice run by the Najiriwia Clan in Gwollu, Sissala West District, listed among the district's tourist sites.

Attraction · Loho

Nubuke Centre for Textiles and Clay

Nubuke Foundation's craft centre in Loho, near Wa in the Upper West Region, devoted to the region's weaving and clay traditions.

Attraction · Wechiau

Wechiau Ancient Mosque

A historic earthen mosque in Wechiau, Wa West District, Upper West Region, built in Sudano-Sahelian and Djenne styles and undergoing restoration since 2024.

Attraction · Wechiau

Wechiau Naa Palace

The Wechiau Naa Palace is the traditional seat of the Wechiau Naa, chief of the Wechiau Traditional Area, in Wechiau, capital of Wa West District, Upper West Region.