Daboya, Ghana

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Daboya
Village
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Daboya
Location of Daboya in Savannah Region, Northern Ghana
Coordinates: 9°31′49″N1°22′56″W / 9.53028°N 1.38222°W / 9.53028; -1.38222
CountryGhana
Region Savannah Region
District North Gonja District
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT

Daboya is the capital of the North Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of north Ghana. [1] It was previously called Burugu by the Dagomba people. [2] It was important in the trade route the stretched from Yendi to Bouna. This made Daboya one of the most important towns in Dagbon as at then. Today Daboya is represented by the Daboya-Mankarigu constituency. It is considered a historical place in Ghana. There is an Army Special Operations Training School at Daboya. [3]

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Daboya is inhabited by the Gonja, Tampulma, Dagomba, and Hanga. [4]

History

Daboya was an important salt trading settlement in the Kingdom of Dagbon. [5] [6] In the late 1600s, it was invaded and is now under Gonja control. [7] The Wasipewura came from Wasipe to establish Daboya as a border fortress to defend against Dagomba. It was attacked by the Ashanti Empire in 1844. [8]

Daboya's glorious days of salt production are now in the past, especially as large scale salt mining industries, such as Electrochem, are established at Ada.

Smock Industry

Daboya has a robust and unique smock industry. [9]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ North Gonja District
  2. ↑ Sanza, Akesse (2019-11-24). "The meaning of Daboya". Jetsanza.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. ↑ "Daboya Military Training School receives equipment, medical items". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  4. ↑ "NORTH GONJA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Pocu, Kojo (2023-08-17). "Daboya - The History You Need To Know". Mr. Pocu Blog. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  6. ↑ "A Brief History of Northern Ghana - Focus on Gonja". GhanaWeb. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  7. ↑ Samuel, isaac. "A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)". www.africanhistoryextra.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  8. ↑ Shinnie Peter Lewis. Archaeology in Gonja, Ghana. In: 2000 ans d’histoire africaine. Le sol, la parole et l’écrit. Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny. Tome I. Paris : Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer, 1981. pp. 65-70. (Bibliothèque d'histoire d'outre-mer. Études, 5-6-1) www.persee.fr/doc/sfhom_1768-7144_1981_mel_5_1_923
  9. ↑ "North Gonja Takes Sale Of Smocks Abroad".
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