Fort San Sebastian

#12 among destinations in Ghana

Forts and castles, Unesco

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Fort San Sebastian located in Shama, Ghana is the third oldest fortification in Ghana. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1523 (502 years ago)Unesco: from 1979Coordinates: 5°0'39"N, 1°37'45"W

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WesternGhana

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Nearby attractions include: Fort Orange, Fort Sekondi, Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium.

7.5 miSW
Lighthouse
Fort Orange
191 min walk • Fort Orange was built as a trading post on the Dutch Gold Coast in 1642, near Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana. It functioned as a lodge for a while during the 1670s and that was the original purpose for the fort before it was used as a trading post.
7.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Sekondi
187 min walk • Fort Sekondi, also Fort George, was an English fort on the Gold Coast, built in 1682 at Sekondi, next to the Dutch Fort Orange, which had been built in 1642. This first building was small, according to William Claridge: " at Sekondi Captain Henry Nurse, Agent for the English Company, also built a fort there a few years later.
4.3 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium
110 min walk • The Sekondi Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Sekondi Hasaacas FC.