Fort Amsterdam

#4 among destinations in Ghana

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Fort Amsterdam, a World Heritage Site is a former slave fort in Kormantin, Central region, Ghana. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort Courmantyne, and was captured by admiral Michiel de Ruyter of the Dutch West India Company in 1665, in retaliation for the capture of several Dutch forts by the English Admiral Holmes in 1664. It was subsequently made part of the Dutch Gold Coast, and remained part of it until the fort was traded with the British in 1868. The Fort is located at Abandze,on the north-east of Cape Coast in the Mfantseman District of the Central Region of Ghana. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1638 (386 years ago)Unesco: from 1979Coordinates: 5°11'33"N, 1°5'35"W

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Nearby attractions include: Fort William, Anomabu.

2.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort William
56 min walk • Fort William is a fort in Anomabu, Central Region, Ghana, originally known as Fort Anomabo and renamed Fort William in the nineteenth century by its then-commander, Brodie Cruickshank, who added one storey to the main building in the days of King William IV.
2.2 miSW
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Anomabu
58 min walk • Anomabu, also spelled Anomabo and formerly as Annamaboe, is a town on the coast of the Mfantsiman Municipal District of the Central Region of South Ghana. Anomabu has a settlement population of 14,389 people. Anomabu is located 12 km east of Cape Coast in the central region of south Ghana. It is situated on the main road to Accra.