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Larabanga (Arabic: لارابانجا) is a village in West Gonja district, a district in northwestern Northern Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest mosque and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old. The village is also known for its Mystic Stone, for its patterned vernacular architecture, and as the entrance to the Mole National Park.

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  • Larabanga ist ein Dorf im Nordwesten Ghanas und liegt rund 6 km südlich des Mole-Nationalparks im West Gonja District der Savannah Region. (de)
  • Larabanga es un poblado ghanés situado en el noroeste del país. Es famoso por su mezquita de adobes de estilo sudanés, la que aparentemente data de 1421. Larabanga fue el gran punto del comercio trans-sahariano. Además tiene la reputación de ser el poblado que alberga la más antigua mezquita de Ghana y que en la misma existe una copia del Corán casi tan antigua como el edificio mismo. El pueblo también es conocido por su "Piedra mistica", su particular arquitectura popular y por ser la entrada al parque nacional de Mole. (es)
  • Larabanga (Arabic: لارابانجا) is a village in West Gonja district, a district in northwestern Northern Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest mosque and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old. The village is also known for its Mystic Stone, for its patterned vernacular architecture, and as the entrance to the Mole National Park. (en)
  • Larabanga è un centro abitato del Ghana nordoccidentale situato nel distretto municipale di Gonja Ovest nella regione di Savannah circa 120 km a sud est di Tamale e 15 a ovest di . A Larabanga si trova la moschea più antica del paese, la moschea di Larabanga edificata in fango è soprannominata "Mecca dell'Africa Occidentale" e risale, secondo la tradizione, al 1421, in essa è custodito un antico Corano manoscritto. Vi si trova anche la cosiddetta pietra mistica (Mystic Stone) e, a circa 6 km dal centro abitato, l'ingresso per il Mole National Park. (it)
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  • Larabanga ist ein Dorf im Nordwesten Ghanas und liegt rund 6 km südlich des Mole-Nationalparks im West Gonja District der Savannah Region. (de)
  • Larabanga es un poblado ghanés situado en el noroeste del país. Es famoso por su mezquita de adobes de estilo sudanés, la que aparentemente data de 1421. Larabanga fue el gran punto del comercio trans-sahariano. Además tiene la reputación de ser el poblado que alberga la más antigua mezquita de Ghana y que en la misma existe una copia del Corán casi tan antigua como el edificio mismo. El pueblo también es conocido por su "Piedra mistica", su particular arquitectura popular y por ser la entrada al parque nacional de Mole. (es)
  • Larabanga (Arabic: لارابانجا) is a village in West Gonja district, a district in northwestern Northern Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest mosque and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old. The village is also known for its Mystic Stone, for its patterned vernacular architecture, and as the entrance to the Mole National Park. (en)
  • Larabanga è un centro abitato del Ghana nordoccidentale situato nel distretto municipale di Gonja Ovest nella regione di Savannah circa 120 km a sud est di Tamale e 15 a ovest di . A Larabanga si trova la moschea più antica del paese, la moschea di Larabanga edificata in fango è soprannominata "Mecca dell'Africa Occidentale" e risale, secondo la tradizione, al 1421, in essa è custodito un antico Corano manoscritto. Vi si trova anche la cosiddetta pietra mistica (Mystic Stone) e, a circa 6 km dal centro abitato, l'ingresso per il Mole National Park. (it)
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