Ancien Fort de Shinkakasa

Ancien Fort de Shinkakasa is a fort in , .

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Ruins
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The , also called Fort Boma, was a fortification built in the Congo Free State to defend access to the Congo river in 1891. It is located about 1.5 kilometres west of Boma which was the capital of the Free State and later the Belgian Congo from 1886 to 1926. is situated 1 km south of Ancien Fort de Shinkakasa.

Ancien Fort de Shinkakasa

Latitude
-5.84873° or 5° 50′ 55″ south
Longitude
13.03412° or 13° 2′ 3″ east
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
6F6M522M+GJ
Geo­Names ID
8252706
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