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Tongo-Tengzug Sacred Shrines (Tong Hills)

Tongo Hills, Tengzug, Talensi District, Upper East Region

Ghana Active (national & cross-regional pilgrimage) Regional cluster
Location
Tongo Hills, Tengzug, Talensi District, Upper East Region
Coordinates
~10.73°N 0.80°W
Elevation
Granite Tong Hills (~300 m)
Size
Cultural landscape (multiple shrines/hills)
Age / Founded
Ancient (Talensi ancestral)
Status
Active (national & cross-regional pilgrimage)
Deity & Religion
Earth & ancestor shrines — Tona'ab, Bona'ab, Nyoo (Ba'ar Tonna'ab Ya'nee most famous); Talensi traditional religion
Community & Guardians
Talensi (Tallensi) people
Vernacular name
Tengban (earth shrine) / sacred hills
Record type
Regional cluster

Cultural practices & uses

Animal-sacrifice shrines; pilgrimage from Asante & south; historic slave hideout; Golob (Mar) & Bo'araam (Oct-Nov) festivals

Plant species

Sudan-savanna woodland among granite tors

Biome & fauna

Guinea/Sudan savanna; whistling rocks & caves

Threats & protection

UNESCO World Heritage tentative list (Tenzug-Tallensi settlements)

Source

Tenzug-Tallensi settlements, UNESCO tentative #1392; GMMB Tongo-Tengzuk Cultural Landscape

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