Fort Metal Cross

Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure located on a promontory at the fishing community of Infuma in , in the Western Region of .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana
  • Also known as: “Dixcove und Fort Metal Cross”, “Dixcove’s fort”, “Dixkove und Fort Metal Cross”, “Fort Dixcove”, and “Fort Metallen Kruis”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dixcove and Busua.

Town
is a coastal village and a fishing community…

Photo: Tom Lubbe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach resort and fishing village in the…

Village
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is a village in the Ahanta West district, district in the of . is situated 4½ km northeast of Fort Metal Cross.

Fort Metal Cross

Latitude
4.79344° or 4° 47′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.94503° or 1° 56′ 42″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6CPWQ3V3+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 178066257
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11793597
Wiki­data ID
Q1427246
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Fort Metal Cross” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “金属十字堡”
  • Chinese: “金屬十字堡”
  • Dagbani: “Fort Metal Cross”
  • Dutch: “Fort Metalen Kruis”
  • French: “fort Metal Cross”
  • French: “Fort Metal Cross”
  • German: “Fort Metal Cross”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin Metal Cross”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת מטל קרוס”
  • Spanish: “Fort Metal Cross”
  • Swedish: “Fort Metal Cross”
  • Tatar: “Метал Кросс кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “Dixcove Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Achowa Point and Asemko.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Busua Paradiso Beach Resort and Scorpion Hill Lodge.

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Worth a closer look: Accra and Kumasi.

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