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Gwollu Slave Defence Wall

Remains of a wall built in the 1800s to protect Gwollu from slave raiders.

Remains of the Gwollu slave defence wall
Photo: Sir Amugi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About Gwollu Slave Defence Wall

About 70 kilometres north of Wa, parts of a defensive wall still surround the town of Gwollu. It was built in the 19th century to protect the community from slave raiders. Gwollu is also the home town of former president Hilla Limann.

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