Paga

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Paga is a town in Ghana’s Upper East Region, known primarily for its sacred crocodile ponds that attract many visitors.

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Paga canonical 4

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeDistrict Kassena-Nankana West District ⓘ
borderFacility customs post ⓘ
immigration post ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
climateZone Sudan savanna ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
countrySubdivisionType region ⓘ
culturalBelief crocodiles are spiritually protected ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
hasFeature border crossing ⓘ
crocodile sanctuary ⓘ
lakes and ponds ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Chief’s Pond ⓘ
Paga Crocodile Pond ⓘ
Zenga Crocodile Pond ⓘ
linked to: Paga Crocodile Pond
hasVegetation savanna grassland ⓘ
inhabitedByEthnicGroup Kassena people ⓘ
knownFor sacred crocodile ponds ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Ghana ⓘ
Upper East Region ⓘ
locatedNear Navrongo ⓘ
nearBorderWith Burkina Faso ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
Kassena ⓘ
regionCapitalNearby Bolgatanga ⓘ
regionOfCountry Upper East Region of Ghana ⓘ
religiousPractice Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional beliefs ⓘ
sacredAnimal crocodile ⓘ
safetyPerception crocodiles considered safe to approach under guidance ⓘ
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ
tourismActivity crocodile viewing ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
ritual feeding of crocodiles ⓘ
tourismInfrastructure guesthouses ⓘ
local guides ⓘ
transportRoute Tamale–Bolgatanga–Paga road ⓘ

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