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Abetifi Stone Age Park

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Abetifi Stone Age Park
eco-park
Year dem found amApril 2023 Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydKwahu East District, Eastern Region Edit
Ein locationAbetifi Edit
Coordinate location6°40′40″N 0°44′52″W Edit
Get characteristictourist attraction Edit
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Abetifi Stone Age Park be an eco-park wey dey locate insyd Abetifi insyd de Kwahu East District insyd de Eastern Region of Ghana.[1]

History

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De park be an ancestral home of de Kwahu people den dey tap on a 52-acre land.[2][3]

Dem gift de land to Mr. Ben Addo (dem sanso know as Benjamin Addo)[4], de founder of de park by Kwahu Adontenhene den Chief of Abetifi dem know as Achamfour Asiedu Agyeman III.[1] Na de land use to be a landfill site before dem change am to an eco-park. De land get a cave dem call Bosompra wich dey date over 12,500 years ago wey dem consider am to be a god.[2][5][6]

Insyd April 2023, Nana Akufo-Addo commission de park.[2][4][7]

Facilities

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  • Artificial waterfall[4]
  • A cave[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "President launches Stone Age Park at Abetifi". Graphic Online (in British English). 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Abetifi: Over 12,500 year-old ancestral cave converted into eco-park". Graphic Online (in British English). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
  3. "Abetifi: Over 12,000 year-old ancestral cave converted into eco-park - Adomonline.com" (in American English). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "President Akufo-Addo commissions Abetifi Stone Age Park" (in American English). 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
  5. "People & Places: The ancestral cave at the Abetifi Stone Age Park and everything you'll find there". Ghana Web. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  6. "See the inside of Ghana's 12,500 year old ancestral cave (PHOTOS)". Graphic Online (in British English). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  7. "Abetifi Stone Age Park: President Akufo-Addo promotes eco-tourism" (in American English). 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2026-04-20.