Ghana
Western Region
Ahanta West Municipal District

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’s fort” and “Fort Dixcove”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dixcove and Busua.

Town
is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South , located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of .

Photo: Tom Lubbe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach resort and fishing village in the Ahanta West District of the in , about 30 kilometers west of the regional capital, in the Gulf of Guinea.

Village
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is a village in the Ahanta West district, district in the of . contains the Castle. 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.

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