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	Ashanti (region Ghana) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The region is the hub of the ancient Kingdom of Ashanti
		ASHANTI REGION The Ashanti Region of Ghana is a kingdom of gold, history and culture.
		Occupying a central portion of modern Ghana, the region is the hub of the ancient kingdom of the Asante, and...
	encarta.msn.com /Ashanti_(region_Ghana).html (278 words)

	ASHANTI,
		The population of the region is predominantly Ashanti; the capital and largest city is Kumasi.
		The Ashanti tribes, confederated into a kingdom early in the 18th century, sought to extend their dominion over the Fanti tribes.
		Ashanti was annexed to the Gold Coast Colony in 1901.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=201624 (200 words)

	Ashanti Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ashanti is an administrative region in central Ghana.
		Most of the region's inhabitants are Ashanti people, one of Ghana's major ethnic groups.
		Most of Ghana's cocoa is grown in Ashanti, and it is also a major site of Ghana's gold-mining industry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashanti_Region (91 words)

	Ashanti.com.au - Ashanti
		Asante (Ashanti) History Much of the modern nation of Ghana was dominated from the late 17th through the late 19th century by a state known as Asante.
		However inferior an Ashanti woman may appear to an outside observer she is the final decisive factor in all the activities of the en and the arbiter of what is good or bad for the whole community.
		Today there are no wars and the Ashanti woman has shifted her energies to other things particularly retail trade in which she holds, together with her other colleagues elsewhere in the county, about 80 percent of the trade returns of the country.
	www.ashanti.com.au /pb/wp_8078438f.html (6483 words)

	Search Results for "Ashanti"
		Ashanti, (ashan´te) (KEY) or Asante (asan´te) (KEY), historic and modern administrative region, central Ghana, W Africa.
		The powerful Ashanti confederation of states, formed in the late 17th century, was defeated...
		Situated between the Dahomey and Ashanti kingdoms, the region was held by Denmark in the 18th century and became...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Ashanti (326 words)

	Search Results for "Ashanti"
		Ashanti, (ashan´te) (KEY) or Asante (asan´te) (KEY), historic and modern administrative region, central Ghana, W Africa.
		The powerful Ashanti confederation of states, formed in the late 17th century, was defeated...
		Situated between the Dahomey and Ashanti kingdoms, the region was held by Denmark in the 18th century and became...
	bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Ashanti (326 words)

	All you need in Ghana is here including businesses,news,entertainment and more.
		It is bordered by the Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The Upper East Region of Ghana is located in the northeastern corner of the country and bordered by Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east.
		The Western Region of Ghana includes the large cities of Sekondi and Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim and a hilly inland area including Elubo, that reaches from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west, to the Central Region in the east.
	www.ghanamartplaza.com (450 words)

	Ashanti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ashanti Confederacy, a powerful state of ancient West Africa
		Ashanti Gold FC, a football club based in Obuasi, Ghana.
		Ashanti (singer) (born 1980), an RandB/pop singer, and
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashanti (124 words)

	Ashanti - Encyclopedia.com
		Ashanti Administrative region and ethnic group of central Ghana, w Africa; the capital is Kumasi.
		The Ashanti are renowned for their crafts, including high-quality goldwork (a gold-encrusted stool was a symbol of their sovereignty) and weaving.
		Ashanti is rapidly climbing to the peak of R&B stardom.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O142-Ashanti.html (449 words)

	Armed Forces Secondary Technical School-Kumasi
		Ashanti is a region in the middle part of Ghana and its capital is Kumasi.
		Yaa Asantewaa was an Ashanti born in 1863 and the Queen Mother of Ejisu.
		Ejisu is a town in Ashanti Region the second largest city in Ghana.It’s population is about one million, because of the workers in Kumasi are staying there.
	www.allghanadata.com /afsts/localhist2.htm (4159 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Ashanti
		The second-largest city in Ghana, it was the capital of the Ashanti kingdom in the 17th and 18th centuries, before being annexed by the British in 1901.
		Languages: English (official), WEST AFRICAN PIDGIN ENGLISH, and indigenous languages such as Ashanti, Ewe, Fanti, and Ga. The region was under British influence from 1874, and present-day Ghana comprises the former British colonies of...
		Ashanti: hit singer returns with new CD 'Chapter II' and reveals: * what she wants in a man * how her family keeps her grounded * the secret to her sexy look.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Ashanti (832 words)

	MAR \| Data \| Chronology for Ashanti in Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Ewes in the Volta region on Ghana's eastern border overwhelmingly voted for Rawlings, their favorite son candidate, while the Akan vote was more evenly spread.
		The Ashanti regional administration lifted a curfew that was imposed last week on the Kumasi metropolitan area due to rioting over the results of the recent elections.
		Peter Owusu Banahene, a former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NDC, is now calling for the cancellation of the recently conducted Ashanti Regional Congress on the grounds that the election was undemocratic and fraudulent.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=45201 (2430 words)

	Ghana: Regions
		December 2002] Ashanti, with Kumasi as its capital, lies approximately at the centre of the country.
		Ashanti is the most populous region in Ghana.
		Ashanti is affectionately dubbed the Resource Basket of Ghana because it is endowed with numerous resources.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/geography/ashanti_region.php (429 words)

	GHANA2
		I live in the Ashanti Region, which is situated at the centre of Ghana.
		Ashanti is a region in the middle part of Ghana and its capital is Kumasi.
		Ejisu is a town in Ashanti Region the second largest city in Ghana.It’s population is about one million, because of the workers in Kumasi are staying there.
	www.skiptonps.vic.edu.au /history/ghan2his.htm (4157 words)

	Graphic Ghana - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		One region from which much will be expected is the Ashanti Region,the political stronghold of the NPP.The Ashanti Region is noted as the political barometer on which the electoral fortune of the party is gauged.
		Party members in the region have started assessing the three candidates in anticipation of which of them will be a better leader for the party in the region towards the 2008 elections.
		This,they say,is because the Ashanti Region is to the NPP what the Volta Region is to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC),hence Mr Anto should have been able to win all seats in the region for the party.
	www.graphicghana.info /article.asp?artid=8705 (760 words)

	Ghana - Regional and Local Government
		Finally, in each of the ten regions, a Regional Coordinating Council was established consisting of the regional secretary, the deputies of the regional secretaries acting as exofficio members, all district secretaries in the region, and all presiding members of the district assemblies in the region.
		The regional secretary is supported by metropolitan and municipal secretaries and their metropolitan and municipal assemblies as well as by district secretaries and the district assemblies they head.
		At the regional headquarters, the regional secretary is assisted by a Regional Consultative Council and a Regional Coordinating Council, both chaired by the regional secretary.
	countrystudies.us /ghana/104.htm (933 words)

	Link Community Development [ Africa Programmes - Ghana - Location ]
		The region is extremely hot and dry and is mainly savanna and semi-arid land.
		The regions economy is based on agriculture, primarily cattle and cereals such as millet, sorghum and rice.
		Kumasi is the affluent capital of the Ashanti region, and BAK is the adjoining district to the South East.
	www.lcd.org.uk /africa/ghana/location.html (342 words)

	Kumasi - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Kumasi (Ghana), formerly Coomassie, city, central Ghana, capital of the Ashanti Region, in a dense forest belt.
		Ashanti (people), African people of the Twi (Tshi) linguistic stock, living principally in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
		- capital of the Ashanti Region, central Ghana.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Kumasi.html (52 words)

	Ashanti - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ashanti Kingdom (also spelled Asante), West African monarchy centered in the Ashanti region of what is now Ghana.
		Ashanti (region, Ghana), administrative region of central Ghana.
		The region’s capital and largest city is Kumasi.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Ashanti.html (126 words)

	NOVICA - West Africa
		The elephant mask is an ancient symbol that is used in Ashanti ceremonies, representing a connection with tribal history and ancestry.
		In the highly stratified Ashanti kingdom, the elephant stands primarily as a symbol of the metaphysical world, emphasizing the imperfection and relative insignificance of human existence....
		Representing the designs of the Ashanti royalty of Ghana, the carving is hewn from local sese wood, while mansion polish is applied to exalt the material's deep, rich tone.
	www.novica.com /region/index.cfm?rid=5&si=r5&sip=2 (7227 words)

	journal » The Drumming of Traditional Ashanti Healing Ceremonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Atumpan are used for communication in various social situations among the Ashanti, from conveying a message to a dancer in the middle of a dancing ring to calling the school children back to class after their break (Hood 1964).
		I observed multiple shrine ceremonies from six villages near the town of Ashanti Mampong in the Sekyere District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
		Rhythms similar to abofoo, abuko, akatape, and asafo were recorded in the Akwapim region of Ghana by Kiehl (1999) in the mid-1990’s, (2) thus showing that the okomfo twene rhythms have not only persisted through time, but they are also consistent in various regions of Ghana.
	www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu /PRE/journal/current-issue/drumming (4536 words)

	ghanatourism.gov.gh - ASHANTI REGION
		Ashanti is also home of the most important god mine in Ghana at Obuasi (50km south-west of Kumasi).
		Ashanti Region is well connected by road, rail and air.
		Kumasi is the capital of the Asante Kingdom and the heart of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
	www.ghanatourism.gov.gh /regions/region_detail.asp?id=9 (1473 words)

	Graphic Ghana - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Central Region could, however,not retain the boys' Athletic championship they won in the 2003 Festival as they placed second to Ashanti Region in the overall performance.
		Ashanti Region, which followed second with the greatest number of medals, was first in the boys' and girls' athletics competition as well as the girls' hockey competitions.
		The region was also second in the boys' soccer and cross country race as well as in the girls' cross country and girls' soccer.
	www.graphicghana.com /article.asp?artid=8001 (333 words)

	Ashanti Region Local Customs - Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		The Ashanti kings enjoy a matrilineal succession system, which means that lineage is strictly through the mother’s heritage — for instance, the current king’s sister’s son may very well become the next heir to the throne.
		The Ashanti believe that is was a lion who guided to this place initially, and therefore it is now considered a ‘relative’.
		The Ashanti area is famous throughout west Africa for the kente cloth.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Africa/Ghana/Ashanti_Region/Local_Customs-Ashanti_Region-BR-1.html (617 words)

	Ghana Regional and Local Government - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		Finally, in each of the ten regions, a Regional Coordinating Council was established consisting of the regional secretary, the deputies of the regional secretaries acting as exofficio members, all district secretaries in the region, and all presiding members of the district assemblies in the region.
		The regional secretary is supported by metropolitan and municipal secretaries and their metropolitan and municipal assemblies as well as by district secretaries and the district assemblies they head.
		At the regional headquarters, the regional secretary is assisted by a Regional Consultative Council and a Regional Coordinating Council, both chaired by the regional secretary.
	www.photius.com /countries/ghana/government/ghana_government_regional_and_local_g~8314.html (1006 words)

	www.ghana.co.uk - News
		The rest are Eastern Region 1,087,648 voters with 117 candidates vying for 28 parliamentary seats; Ashanti Region 1,891,958 voters to select 39 MPs out of 158 contestants and the Brong Ahafo Region 938,066 voters with 94 candidates contesting 24 seats.
		The regional statistics for Election 2004 indicate that PNC is contesting 11 out of the 22 constituencies in the Western Region; eight out of 19 in the Central Region; 14 out of 27 in the Greater Accra Region; 13 out of 22 in the Volta Region and 13 out of 28 in the Eastern Region.
		The rest are 20 out of the 39 in the Ashanti Region; six out of 24 in the Brong Ahafo Region; 19 out of 26 in the Northern Region; 11 out of 13 in the Upper East Region and in all the 10 seats in the Upper West Region.
	www.ghana.co.uk /news/content.asp?articleID=13279 (485 words)

	Myjoyonline.com Ghana News :: Ashanti Region Police Committee inaugurated ::: Breaking News \| News in Ghana \| news
		A 25-member Ashanti Region Police Committee to advise the Police Council and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on matters relating to the administration of the Police in the region, was on Friday inaugurated in Kumasi.
		The Committee, which was chaired by the Ashanti Regional Minister, was composed of representative from the District Assemblies, Regional house of Chiefs, the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), two most senior regional police officers and a representative of the Attorney-General's office.
		Mr Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional Minister, noted that the 1992 Constitution of Ghana recognised the need to devolve power to the lower strata in the State institutions.
	www.myjoyonline.com /archives/news/200702/1713.asp (560 words)

	Limousin (region) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Limousin (region), administrative region, central France, surrounded by the regions of Centre to the north, Auvergne to the east, Midi-Pyrénées to...
		Aquitaine (Latin Aquitania, “land of waters”), administrative region, south-western France, bounded on the west by the Bay of Biscay, on the north by...
		Auvergne, administrative region (région) of central France, which includes the departments (départments) of Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire, and...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Limousin_(region).html (110 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Ghana, Enhancing Trade and Accruing Investment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In fact, any action, emanating from the region, has the potential of spreading to other parts of the country because the people of the region can be found in all other regions and because of their 'business-like' nature; their presence is strongly felt wherever they are.
		In the religious life of the country, the Ashanti region, like the others, is endowed with its fair share of religious movements, churches and sects.
		Looking at the region where he comes from (it is the seat of political activities), Nana Dua was brought up to avoid involvement in partisan politics and instead maintain a posture which should build bridges, heal wounds and help forge a collaborative effort towards the socio-economic development of Ashanti and Ghana.
	www.winne.com /ghana4/bf11.html (1603 words)

	ashanti region
		The Ashanti Region is a kingdom of gold, history and culture.Occupying a central portion of modern Ghana, the region is the hub of the ancient kingdom of the Ashanti and still is the heartland of all Ashanti irrespective of where they now may be.
		Funerals are spectacular events in Ashanti (usually held on Saturdays), amidst displays of drumming, dancing and pageantry, often with thousands in traditional red and fl.
		The Ashanti Region is a great area to explore unspoilt natural attractions.For birds and butterflies, the forests are the place to go, while wildlife can be spotted around the lakes and in the nature reserves.
	www.ghana-link.com /ashanti_region.html (356 words)

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