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- ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Kakum National Park (Assin Attandanso Reserve) (#)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "Tourist Sites". Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture (MoTAC) Ghana. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "National Parks in Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ "Ghana Wildlife Division : National Wildlife Reserves". ghanawildlife.org. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- 1 2 "Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve, Ghana - KeyBiodiversityAreas.org". www.keybiodiversityareas.org. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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