Janfaru

Janfaru is a hamlet in , . Janfaru is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damongo and Larabanga.

Town
Photo: Enschiner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and the capital of . It was declared the capital of the on 12 February 2019. is home to Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, the paramount chief of the Gonja Kingdom. is situated 7 km south of Janfaru.

Town
Photo: Haruna Mohammed, Public domain.
is a town in West Gonja district, a district in the of . It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian and it is called , said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old. is situated 9 km north of Janfaru.

Janfaru

Latitude
9.14469° or 9° 8′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.83841° or 1° 50′ 18″ west
Open location code
6CXW45V6+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11217898333
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
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