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Shai Hills is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

near the district capital Dodowa in the

Dangme West District Dangme West District is a former district that was located in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council. However on 28 June 2012, it was spli ...

of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, north of

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

. Shai is a plain by topography but has outcrops of hills.The hills in the Shai area are based on several

stone quarries A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their environ ...

. Its vegetation is a combination of open and wooded grassland, and fauna found there which include guinea fowls, antelopes, baboons, and francolins. The mosaic forest which hosts zebras, antelopes, ostriches, and baboons among others.

Tourism

Shai Hills Resource Reserve

Location

Shai Hills Resource Reserve is located along the Tema–Akosombo road and only 51 square kilometres and is the closest wildlife park to

, only 17 kilometers away compared to Mole National Park and

Kakum National Park Kakum National Park, located in the coastal environs of the Central Region of Ghana, covers an area of . Established in 1931 as a reserve, it was gazetted as a national park only in 1992 after an initial survey of avifauna was conducted. The ar ...

Transport

Shai Hills is served by a railway station on the eastern part of the national railway network, and is indeed a suburban terminus. This has been their major source of transportation for a long time.

Activities

* Camping * Rock climbing * Nature Walk (Hiking) * Game Viewing * Bird Watching * Exploring the caves * Quad Bike tours (Occasionally)

References

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External links

Train Station
Populated places in the Greater Accra Region