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Asante Traditional Buildings

Ghana
Date of Inscription: 1980
Criteria: (v)
Asante Region
N6 24 04 W1 37 33
Ref: 35

Brief Description

To the north-east of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, which reached its high point in the 18th century. Since the dwellings are made of earth, wood and straw, they are vulnerable to the onslaught of time and weather.