Asante Traditional Buildings World Heritage Site

Official name

Asante Traditional Buildings | UNESCO

Country

Ghana | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Asante Region
6.4011° Lat, -1.6258° Lon | Map

Code

35

Time Zone

Africa/Accra (GMT, +0000)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1980. To the north-east of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, which reached its high point in the 18th century. Since the dwellings are made of earth, wood and straw, they are vulnerable to the onslaught of time and weather.