Salaga

Savannah Region · Ghana

Salaga, Ghana
Photo: IICD from The Hague, The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to March
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
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A historic town in northern Ghana that was once a major crossroads for trans-Saharan trade, including the trade in enslaved people. Old slave wells and market ruins recall its sombre past.

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