Asante Traditional Buildings
The Asante Traditional Buildings are the material remains of the Asante Civilization. The Ashanti or Asante are a major ethnic group in Ghana. Around the 13th century AD, the Ashanti and various other peoples migrated into the forest belt of present-day Ghana and established small states in the hilly country around present-day Kumasi.During the height of the Mali Empire the Ashanti became wealthy through the trading of gold mined from their territory. Early in Ashanti history, this gold was traded with the greater Ghana and Mali Empires.
| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 1980 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
| 1979 | Deferred | Bureau - More info wanted |
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- Asante Traditional Buildings
- Country: Ghana
- Year: 1980
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Cultural Heritage
Criteria: (5) - Category: Archaeological site, Civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Connections:
Mud / Earth Architecture .
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