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
Elevation355 m (1,165 ft)
Coordinates10°40′N 0°48′W / 10.667°N 0.800°W / 10.667; -0.800
Dimensions
Length6 km (3.7 mi)
Area15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Geography
CountryGhana
RegionUpper 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 edit

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "Tengzug Tongo Hills and Shrines".
  3. ^ "Ghana Museums & Monuments Board". www.ghanamuseums.org. Retrieved 2020-01-05.