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Mintimrim Kwaye & Antobia Sacred Groves
Ghana (among five surveyed groves; forest & savanna zones)
Ghana
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Regional cluster
- Location
- Ghana (among five surveyed groves; forest & savanna zones)
- Coordinates
- ~6.5°N 1.0°W (region)
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Ancestral/community deities; Akan/Ghanaian traditional religion
- Community & Guardians
- Local Ghanaian communities
- Vernacular name
- Sacred grove (fetish/ancestral)
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Ritual & community-meeting sites; spiritually protected
Plant species
Tree diversity varies by climate zone (forest zones > savanna zones)
Biome & fauna
Forest & savanna-zone groves
Threats & protection
Threatened by farming & mining; diversity climate/disturbance-dependent
Source
Mahmood 2025, IJFMR 7(3) (citing a 5-grove Ghana tree-diversity study)