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The Pikworo Slave camp was founded in 1704 and was active until 1845. It is located in ''Paga nania'', about 3 kilometers west of
A gash in a large rock at the camp served as a source of water for cooking.
The Pikworo Slave camp was founded in 1704 and was active until 1845. It is located in ''Paga nania'', about 3 kilometers west of Paga
Paga is a town in Upper East Region of Ghana, lying north of Bolgatanga. Paga is the capital of Kassena Nankana West District, a district in the Upper East Region in the northern part of Ghana. The town is located on the border of Burkina Faso a ...
in the Upper East Region
The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regi ...
of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. It was originally developed as a slave transit center where slaves were auctioned and later resold in the Salaga Slave market
Salaga Slave Market is an 18th-century slave market located in the East Gonja District of northern Ghana. During the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, Salaga served as an important market where slaves were transported to the coast for export. The mark ...
after walking about 150 km to the south. They are later moved to the coast for shipment.
History
Pikworo slave camp was a slave trading camp where people were sold to English, French and Dutch slave traders.
Special Features
Eating Bowls Man made scoops in rocks served as eating plates or bowls for slaves at the camp. The larger the size of the scoop the higher the number of slaves to eat from the scoop.
A gash in a large rock at the camp served as a source of water for cooking.
See also
*Gambaga Witch camp
Gambaga Witch camp is a segregated community within Gambaga township in the Northern Region of Ghana established in the 18th century to accommodate alleged witches and wizards who are banished from their communities.
The camp has about 25 round ...
* Nzulezo
Nzulezo is a village located near the village of Beyin, 90 kilometers west of Takoradi, in the Jomoro District jomoro the Western Region of Ghana. Over 500 people live in the community.
Nzulezu overlooks Lake Tadane, and is entirely made up of ...
* Mole National Park
Mole National Park is Ghana's largest wildlife refuge. The park is located in the Savannah region of Ghana on savanna and riparian ecosystems at an elevation of 50 m, with a sharp escarpment forming the southern boundary of the park. The par ...
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