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- ↑ "Ghana Museums & Monuments Board". www.ghanamuseums.org. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ↑ "Add Wechiau Placemark | Wa, Upper West, Ghana Satellite Map". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ↑ "Visit Ghana | 8 Historical mosques with similar architectural design". Visit Ghana. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ↑ "Ghana's Historic Mosques: The Lost Ones". The Hauns in Africa. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ↑ Haun, William (2018-04-30), Wechiau Historic Mud Mosque - South Side , retrieved 2020-08-12
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