Salaga
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Salaga is a historic town in northern Ghana that once served as a major hub in the trans-Saharan slave trade.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salaga town | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipal capital ⓘ |
| capitalOf | East Gonja Municipal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | came under British colonial influence ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryCapitalStatus | not a national capital ⓘ |
| demography | predominantly rural surroundings ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 120 km southeast of Tamale ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| educationFacilities | has basic and secondary schools ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Dagomba people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gonja people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerRegion | Northern Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | East Gonja Municipal Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageType | historic town ⓘ |
| healthFacilities | has a district hospital or health centre ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major hub in the trans-Saharan slave trade
ⓘ
major slave market in West Africa ⓘ |
| historicalTrade | exchange of slaves, kola nuts, and livestock ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic slave market site
ⓘ
historic wells associated with slave trade ⓘ role in trans-Saharan trade networks ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Akan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagbani NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonja language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Savannah Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | historic trade routes between forest zones of Ghana and the Sahara ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | East Gonja Municipal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColonialPolity | Gonja Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gonja area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| roadNetworkRole | local transport hub in Savannah Region ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| tourism | site of memory for slave trade history ⓘ |
| transport | served by road connections to Tamale and other northern Ghanaian towns ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +0 ⓘ |
| waterBodiesNearby | Volta basin area ⓘ |
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Salaga town