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Diare Sacred Grove
Diare, Savelugu-Nanton district, Northern Region
Ghana
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Diare, Savelugu-Nanton district, Northern Region
- Coordinates
- ~9.70°N 0.85°W
- Elevation
- Guinea savanna
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Local deity/ancestral spirits; Dagomba traditional religion
- Community & Guardians
- Diare (Dagomba) community
- Vernacular name
- Sacred grove (Dagbon)
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Sacred grove & ecotourism potential; ritual protection
Plant species
Savanna-woodland flora richer than surrounding farmland
Biome & fauna
Guinea savanna woodland
Threats & protection
Customary protection; farmland encroachment
Source
'Sacred groves as potential ecotourism sites at Tolon and Diare, Northern Region, Ghana'