Nzulezo
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thumb|Nzulezo village thumb|Nzulezo village Nzulezo is a village located near the village of Beyin, 90 kilometers west of Takoradi, in the Jomoro District in the Western Region of Ghana. Nzuleso can also be spelt as "Nzulezu". Over 500 people live in the community.
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It sits within the topics Culture of Ghana, Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana) and Tourism in Ghana.
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- Country
- Ghana
- Located in
- Western Region
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- Tentative World Heritage Site
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thumb|Nzulezo village thumb|Nzulezo village Nzulezo is a village located near the village of Beyin, 90 kilometers west of Takoradi, in the Jomoro District in the Western Region of Ghana. Nzuleso can also be spelt as "Nzulezu". Over 500 people live in the community.
Nzulezu overlooks Lake Tadane, and is entirely made up of stilts and platforms. In 2000, it was nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is a major tourist attraction area. The site is increasingly a source of tourism, with tourist coming to experience the village as well as a local alcohol produced in the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nzulezo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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