Fortress of San Francisco do Penedo

The Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo is located in the port city of , .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: building in Angola
  • Also known as: “Fort Pinedo”, “Fortaleza do Penedo”, “Fortaleza do Pinedo”, “Forte do Penedo”, and “Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Island and Hotel Presidente Luanda.

Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Ilha do Cabo typically known as Ilha de Luanda is a spit off the shore of , the capital of , a country on the continents' southwestern coast.

Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
or Le Presidente Luanda Hotel is a hotel in , , considered to be the city's most prestigious hotel. Opened in 1960, as of 2015 it had 194 rooms. is situated 1 km west of Fortress of San Francisco do Penedo.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, No restrictions.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré is a colonial church in , Angola, built in 1664. It is located in the centre of the city, overlooking Luanda Bay. is situated 1½ km southwest of Fortress of San Francisco do Penedo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sambizanga and Maianga.

Suburb
is one of the six urban districts that make up the , in the , Angola.

Suburb
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is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the , Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts. is situated 3½ km southwest of Fortress of San Francisco do Penedo.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the capital of , is on the Atlantic coast. Its current renaissance is an inspiring success story. Decades of conflict, which only ended in 2002, had long held Angola back.

Fortress of San Francisco do Penedo

Latitude
-8.80144° or 8° 48′ 5″ south
Longitude
13.25031° or 13° 15′ 1″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
6F3M57X2+C4
Geo­Names ID
2238904
Wiki­data ID
Q2272674
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Fortress of San Francisco do Penedo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort Penedo”
  • Dutch: “Penedo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة ساو فرانسيسكو دو بينيدو”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de São Francisco do Penedo”
  • Swedish: “São Francisco do Penedos fästning”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Сан-Франсіску-ду-Пенеду”

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