Fort Metal Cross
Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure located on a promontory at the fishing community of Infuma in Dixcove, in the Western Region of Ghana.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana
- Also known as“Dixcove’s fort”“Fort Dixcove”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dixcove and Busua.
Butre
Butre is a village in the Ahanta West district, district in the Western Region of Ghana.
4½ km northeast of Fort Metal Cross
Fort Metal Cross
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Latitude
4.79344° or 4° 47′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.94503° or 1° 56′ 42″ west
Open location code
6CPWQ3V3+9X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Fort Metal Cross” goes by many names.
金属十字堡Chinese
金屬十字堡Chinese
Fort Metal CrossDagbani
Fort Metalen KruisDutch
Sansanin Metal CrossHausa
מצודת מטל קרוסHebrew
Fort Metal CrossSwedish
Метал Кросс кальгасыTatar
Dixcove KalesiTurkish
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