View towards the east from the Banda hills north of Ahenkro. In the foreground (right) are farm fields that have been clearcut and plowed for tobacco farming.The houses of Ahenkro are visible beyond the farm fields. The mountain ranges in the distance are those near Fawoman (left) and Boase (right). Banda hills, 30 July, 1994.
View from the Banda hills above Ahenkro toward the range of hills near Boase. The north end of Ahenkro is visible mid photo. Banda hills, 30 July, 1994.
View to the east-southeast, standing on the small hill west of Kabruno. The mountains in the distance (left) are those near Fawoman. To the right is the range that extends northward from Boase. The rooftops of Kabruno and Dompofie are visible, center. Banda area, June, 1995.
View of the Banda hills extending southward, standing on the small hill west of Kabruno. Two cleared fields are visible in the foreground. The rooftops of Makala are faintly visible to the left of center. Banda area, June, 1995.
View to the southeast, standing on the small hill west of Kabruno. The mountains in the distance are those near Boase. Center left are the rooftops of Kabruno. Center right is the village of Dompofie. Between the two in the distance is Gbao. Banda area, June, 1995.
View to the southeast, standing on the small hill west of Kabruno. The mountains in the distance are those near Boase. Center left are the rooftops of Dompofie. Center right is the village of Samwa. Banda area, June, 1995.
View to the southeast, standing on the small hill west of Kabruno.The mountains in the distance are at the southern end of the Boase range. The village left of center is Gbao. Right of center is Samwa. Banda area, June, 1995.
The Banda hills viewed from the small hill west of Kabruno, looking southward. Two cleared but unplanted fields are visible in the foreground. Roofs of the small village of Makala are faintly visible in the distance (small patch of light color, left of center). The gap in the Banda hills through which the Tombԑ River flows is visible center photo. Banda area, May, 1995.
View across wooded savanna, looking northeast while standing atop a small hill west of Kabruno. The mountains, far right, are those near Fawoman. Far left is the northern end of the Banda hills near the Bui Dam site. The single mountain in the distance (center) lies on the north side of the Black Volta River. The village of Ahenkro can be seen, center, with the northern edge of Kabruno visible to the right. Banda area, June, 1995.
View from the mountain gap in the Banda hills west of Ahenkro, looking southeast toward the range of hills near Boase. A clear-cut tractor-plowed field (foreground) awaits planting of tobacco seedlings. Tobacco was grown as a cash crop in Banda from the mid-1980s through the 1990s until its cultivation was banned by the Banda Traditional Council. Beyond the field are houses in Gbao and savanna woodland extending to the Boase range. Outskirts of Ahenkro, 1994.
View of the Banda hills extending southward, standing on the small hill west of Kabruno. The rooftops of Samwa are visible left of center. Those of Makala are faintly visible to the right of center. Banda area, June, 1995.
View from the small hill west of Kabruno, looking southeast towards the hills near Boase. The villages of Kabruno and Gbao are visible in the foreground. Banda area, 23 July, 1982.
View to the southeast from the Banda hills above Ahenkro and Kabruno. The villages of Kabruno, Sase, Gbao, Samwa and Dompofie are visible beyond the first range of hills. The road leading south to Sabiye appears as a thin white line. In the background are the hills near Boase. Hills west of Ahenkro, 31 August, 1982.
Newly grated and guttered road leading northward from Ahenkro toward Bongase viewed from the north edge of Ahenkro. The Banda hills are visible in the background. July, 1994
View from the small hill west of Kabruno, looking east-southeast. Left, the range of hills near Fawoman. Right, the northern end of the Obase hills. Rooftops in Dompofie and Gbao are visible in the foreground. Banda area, 23 July, 1982.
View looking southeast from the Banda hills above Ahenkro. The grid of Banda-Ahenkro's streets and rooftops is visible in the distance. In the background (right) are the eastern range of hills near Boase. The south end of the hills near Fawoman is visible, upper left. Hills west of Ahenkro, 31 August, 1982.
The road to Bui Village was a rough track that ran west and north out of Bui Camp, headquarters of the Bui National Park. Bui Village is visible in the foreground of the mountain. The mountain lies to the north of the Black Volta River and formed part of the ridge used to construct the Bui Dam. The people of Bui Village were relocated beginning in 2010 and their former home flooded as Bui lake formed behind Bui Dam after 2013.