Ho
Ho (regional capital of the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
The capital of the Volta Region. It lies between Mount Adaklu and the Togo Atakora range and has the Volta Regional Museum. It is also the town of the Asogli people, who hold the yam festival Asogli Te Za
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Hohoe
Hohoe (town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
The centre of Hohoe Municipality, about 78 km from Ho and 220 km from Accra. It is a convenient base for visiting Wli Falls and Mount Afadjato
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Keta
Keta (coastal town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A town between the sea and the Keta Lagoon, and the centre of the Keta Municipality. The Danish-built Fort Prinzenstein still stands here
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Anloga
Anloga (town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A town just north of the Keta Lagoon. It is the traditional and spiritual capital of the Anlo Ewe and the place where the Hogbetsotso festival is held
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Aflao
Aflao (border town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
The town on the border with Togo. Lomé begins a few hundred metres on the other side, so this is the crossing point when travelling to Togo by road
Grammar Note
Aflao is the sign spelling. The Ewe spelling is Aƒlao (the Ewe-language Wikipedia title); ƒ is a separate letter from f.
Sogakope
Sogakope (town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
The centre of South Tongu District, beside the bridge over the lower Volta. It is known for river tourism and for baking bread
Grammar Note
Sogakope is the sign spelling and is also written Sogakofe. The Ewe spelling is Sogakɔƒe (the Ewe-language Wikipedia title).
Akosombo Dam
Akosombo Dam (dam in Ghana)
Usage
The dam on the Volta River that created Lake Volta. It supplies electricity, and the lake it formed covers about 3.6% of Ghana
Grammar Note
Signs and maps write Akosombo Dam (also called Volta Dam). The Ewe-language Wikipedia also titles the article Akosombo.
Lake Volta
Lake Volta (lake in Ghana)
Usage
The reservoir behind the Akosombo Dam, among the largest in the world by surface area. It stretches from Akosombo in the south to southwest of Tamale in the north
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Volta River
Volta River (river in Ghana)
Usage
The main river system of Ghana. It flows south from Burkina Faso and reaches the Atlantic at Ada Foah; it is dammed at Akosombo
Grammar Note
Volta River is the English spelling. In Ewe the river is called Amuga (as given on English Wikipedia). The ordinary Ewe word for "river" is tɔsisi.
Volta Region
Volta Region (region in Ghana)
Usage
A region in eastern Ghana with Ho as its capital. Many Ewe live here, along the border with Togo. Its northern part became the Oti Region in 2019
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Wli Falls
Wli Falls (waterfall in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
The highest waterfall in Ghana and said to be the tallest in West Africa, with an upper and a lower fall. It is about 20 km from Hohoe, and a festival is usually held here in September
Grammar Note
Signs write Wli Falls or Wli Waterfalls.
Mount Afadjato
Mount Afadjato (mountain in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
One of the highest mountains in Ghana, near the Togo border and the village of Liati Wote. A trail leads to the summit, and Tagbo Falls is nearby
Grammar Note
Mount Afadja (the English Wikipedia title) is the same mountain that the Ewe call Afadjato. Sources disagree on its height (885 m versus 587 m), so no figure is given.
Tagbo Falls
Tagbo Falls (waterfall in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A waterfall at Liati Wote near Mount Afadjato, about 27 km east of Hohoe. It drops in several stages through rainforest, the last stage about 60 m high
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary (monkey sanctuary in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A community-run ecotourism project that protects a sacred grove, set up in 1993. It is home to mona and patas monkeys
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Amedzofe
Amedzofe (village in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A mountain settlement north of Ho at about 677 m. It has the Ote Falls and Mount Gemi, and is known for its cool weather
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Kpando
Kpando (town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A town near the north-eastern arm of Lake Volta and the Togo border, and the centre of Kpando Municipal District. It is linked to Hohoe and Ho by road and by ferry
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Mount Adaklu
Mount Adaklu (mountain in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A mountain about 12 km from Ho, around 580 m high. The Ewe villages around it hold it sacred
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Keta Lagoon
Keta Lagoon (lagoon in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
The largest of the 90-plus lagoons on Ghana's coast. A narrow sandbar separates it from the sea, and mangrove swamps surround it. It is a Ramsar site
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Fort Prinzenstein
Fort Prinzenstein (fort in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A Danish fort at Keta, built in 1784. It bears witness to the Atlantic slave trade and is one of the few such forts east of the Volta River
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Ada Foah
Ada Foah (coastal town in Ghana)
Usage
The town where the Volta River meets the Atlantic. It is known for palm-lined beaches and estuary islands, and is reached from the Accra-Aflao road
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Agortime-Kpetoe
Agortime-Kpetoe (town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
The centre of Agortime-Ziope District, known for cross-border trade and for its kente weaving culture
Grammar Note
Signs and sources write Agortime-Kpetoe, or simply Kpetoe.
Agbozume
Agbozume (town in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A town in the Ketu area where the main language is Ewe. The Sometutuza festival is held here in November
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Accra
Accra (capital city in Ghana)
Usage
The capital and largest city of Ghana. Most visitors to the Volta Region arrive through here
Grammar Note
Signs and maps write Accra, and the Ewe-language Wikipedia uses the same title.
Accra International Airport
Accra International Airport (airport in Accra)
Usage
Ghana's main international airport, IATA code ACC, formerly called Kotoka International Airport. Terminal 2 handles domestic flights and Terminal 3 handles international ones
Grammar Note
The former name, Kotoka International Airport, may still appear on older signs and maps.
Ho Airport
Ho Airport (airport in the Volta Region, Ghana)
Usage
A regional airport serving Ho. Construction finished in 2017 and commercial flights began in 2021
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Lomé
Lomé (capital city in Togo)
Usage
The capital and largest city of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea just east of the Ghana border. It is also the country's chief port
Grammar Note
Signs and maps write Lomé, with an accent on the e.
Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport
Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport (airport in Lomé)
Usage
The international airport of Lomé, IATA code LFW, commonly called Lomé-Tokoin International Airport
Grammar Note
Signs write Aéroport international Gnassingbé Eyadéma (in French), and the common name Lomé-Tokoin is also in wide use.
Grand Marché de Lomé
Grand Marché de Lomé (market in Lomé)
Usage
In the heart of Lomé near the Sacred Heart Cathedral, filling a whole city block. It sells a wide choice of spices, and most vendors are women and children
Grammar Note
Signs in Togo are in French, so the name keeps its French spelling. The market has three sections: Atipoji, Asigame and Assivito.
Akodessawa Fetish Market
Akodessawa Fetish Market (market in Lomé)
Usage
A market in a district of Lomé that sells items used in Vodun religious practice, said to be the world's largest voodoo market. Stalls show monkey heads, skulls and other animal products
Grammar Note
In French it is called Marché des Féticheurs. It is a place tied to religious practice, so ask a local guide or the vendors before visiting or taking photos.
Kpalimé
Kpalimé (town in the Plateaux Region of Togo)
Usage
A town about 120 km north of Lomé and 15 km from the Ghana border. It is the seat of Kloto Prefecture and the fourth most populous town in Togo
Grammar Note
Signs and maps write Kpalimé, with an accent on the e.
Mont Agou
Mont Agou (mountain in the Plateaux Region of Togo)
Usage
The highest mountain in Togo at 986 m. It stands south-east of Kpalimé, and Ghana can be seen from the summit
Grammar Note
Signs in Togo are in French and write Mont Agou. Mount Agou is the English spelling.
Aného
Aného (coastal town in southern Togo)
Usage
A town about 45 km east of Lomé between the Gulf of Guinea and Lake Togo. It is a centre of the Gen (Mina) people and the setting for the Epe Ekpe festival each September
Grammar Note
Signs and maps write Aného. It was formerly also known as Anecho or Petit Popo.
Agbodrafo
Agbodrafo (seaside resort in southern Togo)
Usage
A town between Lake Togo and the Atlantic that grew around a Portuguese fort. It is now a popular seaside resort and keeps traces of the slave trade
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Lac Togo
Lac Togo (lake in southern Togo)
Usage
A shallow lagoon separated from the Atlantic by a narrow strip of land and popular for water sports. Agbodrafo and Togoville lie on its shore, and boats are usually pirogues
Grammar Note
Signs in Togo are in French and write Lac Togo. In English it is Lake Togo.
Togoville
Togoville (town in southern Togo)
Usage
A town on the northern shore of Lake Togo, called Togo-Bè locally. It was originally just Togo, and the country's name comes from the lake and this town
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Notsé
Notsé (town in the Plateaux Region of Togo)
Usage
A town about 95 km north of Lomé. The Ewe regard it as their place of origin, and the story of the exodus west from here is kept alive in festivals such as Hogbetsotso
Grammar Note
Signs and maps write Notsé. It is also spelled Notsie.
Notsé Gliwo
Notsé Gliwo (historic walls in the Plateaux Region of Togo)
Usage
The walls of a sacred enclosure built at Notsé in the 16th and 17th centuries. They are tied to King Agokoli, and refusing to help build them is said to have set off the Ewe exodus
Grammar Note
Notsé Gliwo is the Ewe name of the walls (French: Murs de Notsé). Gli means "wall" and -wo marks the plural.
Tsévié
Tsévié (town in southern Togo)
Usage
A town about 32 km north of Lomé, inhabited mainly by Ewe people. It is a trading centre known for palm-oil processing
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Atakpamé
Atakpamé (town in the Plateaux Region of Togo)
Usage
A town in the Plateaux Region and the fifth largest in Togo. Cotton growing spread here under German rule
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Badou
Badou (town in the Plateaux Region of Togo)
Usage
A town in western Togo near the Ghana border, a cocoa and coffee farming area. The Akloa Falls lie nearby
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Sokodé
Sokodé (city in central Togo)
Usage
The second largest city in Togo, about 339 km north of Lomé. It is the commercial centre of the surrounding farmland and has a large Muslim population
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Kara
Kara (city in northern Togo)
Usage
A city in northern Togo about 413 km north of Lomé. It is the capital of the Kara Region, with the Kara River running through it
Grammar Note
The spelling is the one on signs and maps. Inside Ewe sentences the place name is written the same way.
Togo
Togo (country in West Africa)
Usage
A West African country bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. Its southern end is on the Gulf of Guinea and it is less than 115 km wide
Grammar Note
The spelling Togo is the same as the Ewe-language Wikipedia title.
Ghana
Ghana (country in West Africa)
Usage
A West African country whose capital is Accra. The Volta Region lies in its east, next to Togo
Grammar Note
Ghana is the sign spelling. The Ewe-language Wikipedia also has the form Gana, but this card keeps the Ghana of the signs.
Benin
Benin (country in West Africa)
Usage
A West African country on the eastern border of Togo. Speakers of languages closely related to Ewe live there too
Grammar Note
Signs write Bénin (French), English writes Benin, and the Ewe-language Wikipedia title is Benɛ̃. This card uses the English spelling.
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