Shai Hills
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2012) |
Shai Hills | |
|---|---|
  Shai Hills | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
Shai Hills is a suburb near district capital Dodowa in the Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, north of Accra.[1]
Shai is a plain by topography but has outcrops of hills.[2] The hills in the Shai area is base to several stone quarries.[3] Its vegetation is a combination of open and wooded grassland, and fauna found there include guinea fowls, antelopes, baboons and francolins.[4]
Tourism[edit]
Shai Hills Resource Reserve[edit]
Location[edit]
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.[5]
Transport[edit]
Shai Hills is served by a railway station on the eastern part of the national railway network, and is indeed a suburban terminus.[6] This has been their major source of transportation for a long time.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "SHAI HILLS • CBC Properties". CBC Properties. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "Greater Accra Region Tourist Destinations". www.zenongh.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "Directory - Stone Quarries in Ghana". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Steven A. "Shai Hills Resource Reserve". Easy Track Ghana. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Shai Hills Resource Reserve". touringghana.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ More on the Railways of Ghana 2007
- ^ "Railways in Ghana". www.sinfin.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "List Of Stone Quarry Companies In Ghana". 2022/2023. Retrieved 2022-09-11.