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Cape Coast Castle (Swedish: Carolusborg) is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese "feitoria" or trading post, established in 1555, which was named Cabo Corso.
3 ημέρες πριν · Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa, Ghana is bordered to the northwest and north by Burkina Faso, to the east by Togo, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Côte d’Ivoire.
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions is the collective designation by UNESCO of European-style fortifications and outposts (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) during the colonial period.
Description: country in West Africa; Languages: English, Akan, Ewe and Twi; Neighbors: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo; Categories: sovereign state and locality; Location: West Africa, Africa; View on OpenStreetMap
25 Απρ 2017 · The historic forts and castles site cover a distance that is about 310 miles (500 kilometers), located between the cities of Keta and Beyin along the coastline of Ghana. These sites cover a total of 15 forts, 3 castles, 4 partially ruined forts, 4 crumbling ruins with some visible structures and 2 sites that only have slight traces of the ...
8 Αυγ 2023 · Ghana, covering a total area of about 238,540 km 2 (or approximately 92,101 mi 2), is situated on the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean in the subregion of West Africa. The country shares its borders with three countries: Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana's southern coastline stretches 537 km ...
There are 28 separate properties on the list, including three castles; fifteen forts; four forts partially in ruins; four ruins with visible structures; and two sites with traces of former fortifications. The UNESCO has documented 32 forts and castles along Ghana’s coast as World Heritage Sites.
