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Kwaékese & Twendurase Mystical Sacred Groves
Kwahu Traditional Area, Eastern Region (western shore of Lake Volta)
Ghana
Active
Regional cluster
- Location
- Kwahu Traditional Area, Eastern Region (western shore of Lake Volta)
- Coordinates
- ~6.60°N 0.75°W
- Elevation
- Kwahu plateau/scarp
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Mystical/ancestral spirits; Kwahu (Akan) traditional religion
- Community & Guardians
- Kwahu (Akan) communities
- Vernacular name
- Mystical sacred grove (Kwahu)
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Community-conserved groves blending spiritual & utilitarian use; safeguard perennial water sources
Plant species
Refuge for endangered flora in a largely deforested landscape
Biome & fauna
Eastern Region semi-deciduous forest; reservoir for important fauna
Threats & protection
Threatened by expanding human activity; spiritually protected
Source
Anglaaere/Attuquayefio et al., 'Review of biodiversity in sacred groves in Ghana and implications on conservation'