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Added by Jopie, at 26 October 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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14 Reviews
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18 April 2018
This important historical site is sadly on a shadow of its former glory. Recent paint job is really gaudy. A modern building has been built for women's segregated prayer on the west side right up against the baobab tree - really ruins the aesthetic appeal of the monument. Caretaker extorted me for another 30 cedis after I paid the official 10 cedi fee.
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08 April 2018
The place need to be painted and also even if it for a historical purpose they still need to develop the area a bit and add more creative things to make it more attractive
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01 April 2018
Nice tourist center that needs a major face lift
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09 March 2018
It was a great feeling and awesome
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04 March 2018
It was great
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21 November 2017
The place is very noisy
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22 September 2017
The oldest mosque in Ghana. Western Sudanese architecture.
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21 May 2017
Probably a good place to visit if you're researching spread of or early days of Islam. For me it was just another walk in another Ghanaian village.
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02 May 2017
This is the oldest mosque in Ghana and one of the oldest amongst 3 others in West Africa. Welcoming community
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18 April 2017
I was actually quite surprised by my visit to the Larabanga Mosque. For years the Bradt Guide had warned of the unscrupulous guides that ruined the experience by "worrying" you endlessly. But when we went, after a guide was assigned, no one bothered us and we received a reasonably coherent history of the mosque. After the tour we were pressured to contribute to the educational fund, and write our comments in the book, which we were happy to do.
I enjoyed my visit so much, I went back the next day to take more pictures and received a similar history lesson, and again was not bothered. When pressured to contribute to the educational fund, I asked to see the previous day's book to show them my gift, but they could reproduce the book. One must conclude that the post tour contribution is a sham and continues the disreputable reputation this historical site has earned over the years, albeit in a less obvious way.
Still the Larabanga Mosque is one of the "must see" sites in Ghana, but I've been to the Wa Naa Palace and Nakore Mosque south of Wa, and both are better examples of this historic period, and much less trouble.response / report this review -
13 April 2017
It is very historical
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21 March 2017
Very nice place to be as tourist. BUT it's not the best when one should spend time and travel to such area and not allowed to enter the mosque that is a waist of time and money.
At least pictures of the the interior could be shown.
And please the surrounding showed be kept clean from the rubber waists.response / report this review -
03 March 2017
Excited place to visit
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02 November 2016
Oldest Mosque in West Africa
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