What is "ashantiland"

Ashantiland ( Ashanti: Asanteman), formerly known as the Ashanti Empire, is an unused term which covers the former homeland of the Ashanti people in Ghana and parts of Côte d'Ivoire. The territory, located in southern Ghana, is bounded by the Black Volta River to the north, Lake Volta to the east, the Pra and Offin river to the south, and Ivory Coast to the west. It is a non-governmental cultural and linguistic area defined by the Ashanti traditions and language. The territory comprises parts of six modern day regions in Ghana: the Ashanti Region, the Brong-Ahafo Region, the Central Region, parts of Eastern Region, and parts of Greater Accra Region, and the Western Region.