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Basaka Destination Guide

Discover Basaka in Ghana

Basaka in the region of Ghana (general) is a town located in Ghana - some 159 mi or ( 256 km ) West of Accra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Basaka

Local time in Basaka is now 10:21 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Accra " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yamoussoukro, Bonoua, Ayame, Aboisso, and Abidjan. When in this area, you might want to check out Yamoussoukro . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Basaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Adventure Junkies Trip to Nzulezu part 1

5:27 min by Advencha Junkies
Views: 193 Rating: 0.00

Adventure junkies organised an adventurous journey by an adventure hungry group of people. Who visited the Nzulezu stilt village in Ghana, a village which sits entirely on water. And topped their fun ..

Amansuri Wet and Wonder land

3:22 min by Rod McLaren
Views: 54 Rating: 0.00

The Amansuri Lake is a major part of the Amansuri Wetlands in the Western Region of Ghana. The village of Nzulezo is built on stilts over the lake and is approached by canoe from the coast via a water ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nzulezo

The village of Nzulezo (or Nzulzu) is located near the village of Beyin, roughly 90 kilometers west of Takoradi, in the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana. Nzulezo overlooks the Lake Tadane, and is entirely made up of stilts and platforms. In 2000, it was nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is a major tourist attraction area.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 5.02 -2.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Ghanaian culture, Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana)

Kengen, Ghana

Kengen originally called Kenrene (pronounced kɛnrɛne) is a town in Jomoro District of Jomoro Constituency of the Western Region of Ghana. Other people have ascribed names such as Kangan or Kangane but this is as a result of mis-pronunciation by non indigenous writers.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 5.00 -2.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana)

Ankobra River

The Ankobra River is situated in Western Africa. Rising north east of Wiawso, it flows about 120 miles (190 km) south to the Gulf of Guinea. Its entire course is in southern Ghana. Up to Tumentu the river is tidal. The Ankobra is fed by the Fure River, Mansi River, Nini River, and Bonsa River. Small craft can navigate approximately eighty kilometers inland, whilst the upper reaches contain rapids. Several hydro electric schemes have been proposed for the upper reaches.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.90 -2.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ghana

Bobowasi Island

Bobowasi Island is an island in the African country of Ghana located in the Axim Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, near the town of Axim (to 1.8 km) and the castle of the same name (Axim Castle) north of the Watts rock, east of the Egwang Rock to the south of the Mensell Hedwig Rock, at the geographic coordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:04|52|N|02|15|W||| | |name= }} it installed a lighthouse, which serves the sector. Administratively it is part of the Western Region of Ghana.

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Located at 4.87 -2.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: Islands of Ghana, Western Region (Ghana)