Dodowa Forest

Dodowa Forest is a tourist site attraction at Dodowa in the Shai Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It covers an area of about 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) and about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Accra. It is rich in resources and bush animals[1]

The Tsenku Waterfalls also called also called Wuruduwurudu Falls are located in the Dodowa Forest. The Dodowa forest is the battle-field of the Kantamanso war which ended in 1826.[2]

There is a giant Boabab tree at the edge of Dodowa where the ceremony was held to mark the end of conflict. [3][4]

References

  1. ^ Ayres-Bennett, Wendy; Fisher, Linda (2022-08-04). Multilingualism and Identity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-49020-7.
  2. ^ "Encroachers threaten Dodowa forest". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. ^ "The State Of Tsenku Waterfalls In Dodowa". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. ^ Uncategorized, admin in. "MY DAYS AT DRUM (1) – Cameron Duodu". Retrieved 2020-08-09.

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