Beyin
Beyin is a village in the Jomoro district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana and also the traditional capital of the Western Nzema traditional Council.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Western Region, Ghana
- Also known as: “Behin”, “bei yin”, and “Bejin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Apollonia.
Fort Apollonia
Castle
Photo: Kwameghana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nzulezo and Atuabo.
Nzulezo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Nzulezo is a world heritage listed remote stilt village in Western Ghana. Nzulezo was built over water for protection and safety during attacks in times of war. The main activities of its inhabitants is agriculture, while fishery plays a secondary role.
Atuabo
Village
Atuabo is a town in the Western Region of Ghana noted for the situation of the Ghana Gas Company's Atuabo Gas Plant and the proposed Atuabo Freeport. It is one of many small towns such as Eikwe and Baku along the beautiful coastal beaches of Nzemaland in the Western Region of Ghana. Atuabo is situated 4 km east of Beyin.
Kengen
Village
Kengen, originally called Kenrene, is a town in Jomoro District of the Jomoro constituency of the Western Region of Ghana. Other people have ascribed names such as Kangan or Kangane, but this is as a result of mispronunciation by non-local writers. Kengen is situated 6 km west of Beyin.
Beyin
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Jomoro Municipal District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.98736° or 4° 59′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.5895° or 2° 35′ 22″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6CPVXCP6+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1499351844OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Beyin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝因”
- Chinese: “贝因”
- Dutch: “Beyin”
- French: “Beyin”
- Hausa: “Beyin”
- Irish: “Beyin”
- Russian: “Бейин”
- Turkish: “Beyin, Gana”
- Turkish: “Beyin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nzulezo and boat to Nzulazo.
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