Shai Hills
| Shai Hills | |
|---|---|
| Suburban Area | |
  Shai Hills | |
| Coordinates: 5°54′N 0°4′W / 5.900°N 0.067°WCoordinates: 5°54′N 0°4′W / 5.900°N 0.067°W | |
| Country |
 Ghana |
| Region | Greater Accra Region |
| District | Dangme West District |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) |
Shai Hills is a suburb near district capital Dodowa in the Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, north of Accra.
Shai is a plain by topography but has outcrops of hills. The hills in the Shai area is base to several stone quarries.[1] Its vegetation is a combination of open and wooded grassland, and fauna found there include guinea fowls, antelopes, baboons and francolins.
Tourism
Shai Hills Resource Reserve
Main article: Shai Hills Resource Reserve
Shai Hills Resource Reserve is only 51 square kilometres and is the closest wildlife park to Accra, only 17 kilometers away compared to Mole National Park and Kakum National Park. [2]
Transport
Shai Hills is served by a railway station on the eastern part of the national railway network, and is indeed a suburban terminus.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Directory - Stone Quarries in Ghana". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Shai Hills Resource Reserve". touringghana.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ More on the Railways of Ghana 2007
External links
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