Aflao

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Aflao
Aflao (Ghana  )
Aflao
Aflao
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 6°07′N 1°12′E / 6.117, 1.2
Country Ghana
Region Volta Region
District


Aflao is a city on Ghana's Togolese (eastern) border. It is primarily populated by the Anlo people, a branch of the Ewe people.

In the eighteenth century, Aflao served as one of the major markets for the slave trade.

[edit] References

  • Dickson, K. B. "Trade Patterns in Ghana at the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century." Geographical Review 56.3 (1966): 417-431.
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Coordinates: 6°07′N, 1°12′E