A town in the Gonja kingdom that served as the principal southern terminus of the trans-Saharan kola and slave trade in the nineteenth century, drawing Hausa, Mossi and Dyula merchants. Its market was among the largest in the West African interior before collapsing after the 1892 civil war and the rerouting of trade. The site is now a centre of difficult heritage interpretation.
Salaga's market drew Hausa caravans exchanging salt and cloth for kola.