Larabanga
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'
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Place details
- Locality
- Larabanga
- Region
- Savannah Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 4,500
- Timezone
- Africa/Accra
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