The Tongo Hills is a group of mountains located south of Tongo, Ghana. The hills are located in the Ghanaian Northern Plains.[1][2][3] The Hills form a U-shaped valley which is opened towards north. The community of Tenzug has seated at the end of this valley.
| Tongo Hills | |
|---|---|
 View into the valley of the Tongo Hills | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Coordinates | 10°40′N 0°48′W / 10.667°N 0.800°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Area | 15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Upper East Region |
Additionally to the hills themselves there also are some other sights located next to Tenzug. These are:
- the Tenzug-Shrine. If you want to enter into this shrine you traditionally have to remove your shirt.
- the Old School which is a formation of rocks that used to be the school in the community
- the Hiding Cave where the inhabitants of Tenzug were hiding from the British colonialists
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tongo Hills.
- ^ News, A1 Radio (November 1, 2017). "Climbing the beautiful Tongo hills to the Mysterious Tengzuk Shrine".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tengzug Tongo Hills and Shrines".
- ^ "Ghana Museums & Monuments Board". www.ghanamuseums.org. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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