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Fort Apollonia
Part of British Gold Coast
Fort Apollonia is located in Ghana
Fort Apollonia
Fort Apollonia
Coordinates5°00′00″N 2°38′42″W / 5.00°N 2.645°W / 5.00; -2.645
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1768 (1768)
Garrison information
OccupantsBritain (1768-1868)
Netherlands (1868-1872)

Fort Apollonia is a fort in Beyin, Ghana. The name Apollonia was given to the area by a Portuguese explorer who sighted the place on the Feast of Saint Apollonia, 9 February.[1] Because of its importance during the European colonial period and its testimony to the Atlantic slave trade, Fort Apollonia was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with several other forts and castles in Ghana in 1979.[2]

  1. ^ "Fort Apollonia, Beyin" Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Forts & Castles, Ghana Place Names.
  2. ^ "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.

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