Fort James

Fort James is a fort located in , . It was built by the Royal African Company of England as a trading post for both gold and slaves in 1673, where it joined the , and the along the coast of the then Gold Coast.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …has 2 floors
  • …has a hipped roof
  • Description: material cultural heritage site in Ghana
  • Also known as
    “Fort James, Ghana”
    “James Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jamestown Lighthouse and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
123monsignor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lighthouse located in the Jamestown district of , . is situated 130 metres southwest of Fort James.
Emkamau, CC BY 3.0.
The and Mausoleum is located in downtown , the capital of . is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort James.
Shahadusadik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , officially known… is situated 1 km northeast of Fort James.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Accra and Adabraka.
J3Lda77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of .
Kwameghana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the Korle-Klottey Municipal… is situated 3 km north of Fort James.
is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district… is situated 3½ km west of Fort James.

Fort James

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Latitude
5.53374° or 5° 32′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.21113° or 0° 12′ 40″ west
Open location code
6CQXGQMQ+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177958818
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11808910
Wiki­data ID
Q5471403

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In Other Languages

From Dagbani to Turkish—“Fort James” goes by many names.
  • Dagbani: “Fort James, Ghana”
  • Ewe: “Fort James”
  • Ewe: “James Fort”
  • French: “fort James”
  • French: “Fort James”
  • French: “James Fort”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Fort James, Ghana”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Fort James”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “James Fort”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin James, Ghana”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin James”
  • Italian: “Fort James”
  • Japanese: “ジェームズ砦”
  • Swedish: “James Fort”
  • Tatar: “Джеймс кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “James Kalesi”

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