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The lagoon in 2019 The lagoon (top centre) from the air, seen in 2005. The Korle Lagoon is a body of water in Accra, the capital of Ghana. [1] Lying immediately to the west of the city centre, it has played an important role in the city's history.
Located directly east of the Korle Lagoon, Jamestown and Usshertown are the oldest districts of Accra, Ghana [1] and emerged as communities around the 17th century British James Fort and Dutch Ussher Fort on the Gulf of Guinea coast.
Pages in category "Lagoons of Ghana" ... Korle Lagoon; S. Sakumo Ramsar Site; Sakumono Lagoon; Songhor Lagoon This page ...
The closing and opening of the Korle Lagoon for fishing are central components. The Korle Priest performs ceremonies involving libations, prayers, and the removal of palm leaves to mark the cycles of opening and closing the lagoon. Traditional celebration of Homowo includes marching across cities while drumming, singling, and dancing.
Korle Lagoon, in Ghana's capital city Accra. In the 1960s, the slum area of Agbogbloshie was a wetland. As the city of Accra urbanized, a ghetto grew, referred to as Old Fadama or Ayaalolo. [8] [2] During the 1980s, the ghetto was a place of shelter for refugees from the Konkomba-Nanumba war. [2]
Among the achievements of Guggisberg was the building of a bridge across the Korle Lagoon in 1923, which increased settlement at Korle Bu, Korle Gonno and Chokor, to the west of the lagoon. Guggisberg also oversaw the building of a major hospital (Korle-Bu) and secondary school (Achimota). [21]
Accra is the capital city in Ghana. Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. ... Korle Lagoon; Kwame Nkrumah Interchange; L ...
Kumasi-Accra railway completed [14] and bridge across Korle Lagoon constructed. Accra High School founded. ... 1962 – Ghana Dance Ensemble formed. [17] 1963
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