Capital
Tamale
Go for
Tamale, food, art and a strong creative scene
Good to know
It is one of Ghana's largest regions by area.
See it
Northern.
Real places in this region, photographed by the people who were there. Every photo is credited. Tap one to see it large. Got a better one? Share it.
Photo credits & licences
- Central Mosque, Tamale, Northern Region. Sucram Yef · CC BY 2.0
- Tamale Central Mosque. Samaru Samaru · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Market day in Tamale. Ibn Shiraz · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A tree-lined road in Tamale. ARC - The Alliance of Religions and Conservation · CC BY 2.0
- The centre of Yendi. Rtevels · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A traditional house in Yendi. Rtevels · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A family compound of round mud-and-thatch houses near Tamale. ZSM · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A lone tree in the northern savanna. Sheihu Salawatia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tamale market. Ibn Shiraz · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gbewaa Palace, seat of the Ya Na in Yendi. Shahadusadik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Worth the trip.
Places in this region people keep coming back to. Not a ranking — a starting point.
Sucram Yef · CC BY 2.0Central Mosque, Tamale
The landmark at the centre of the city.
Ibn Shiraz · CC BY-SA 4.0Tamale Central Market
Smocks, shea butter and northern produce.
Shahadusadik · CC BY-SA 4.0Daboya
Known for smock weaving and for salt.
People say
these are nice.
Places added by people reading this site.
Nothing here yet for this region. Be the first to put us on to somewhere good.
You give us the lead.
We’ll do the digging.