Fort Orange
Fort Orange is a fort located in Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana. Built by the Dutch in 1642, it was originally established as a trading lodge. The site was enlarged into a full fort in 1690 to support the growing European trade and to provide protection against local conflicts and rival European powers.
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- …lies at an elevation of 23 metres (75 feet)
- Description: former fortified colonial trade-post in Sekondi, Ghana
- Also known as“Fort Orange, Ghana”“Fort Oranje”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan.
Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly
Government office
Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Orange.
MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan
Factory
MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan is a Liberia-flagged… MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan is situated 1¼ km east of Fort Orange.
St. John’s School
School
St. John's School is an all-boys' second-cycle Roman… St. John’s School is situated 2 km west of Fort Orange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sekondi-Takoradi and New Takoradi.
New Takoradi
Suburb
New Takoradi is a town in the Western region of Ghana. New Takoradi is situated 5 km southwest of Fort Orange.
Fort Orange
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Latitude
4.93567° or 4° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.70729° or 1° 42′ 26″ west
Open location code
6CPWW7PV+73
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Fort Orange” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن أورنج غانا”
- Chinese: “奥兰治堡”
- Chinese: “奧蘭治堡”
- Dutch: “Fort Oranje (Goudkust)”
- Dutch: “Fort Oranje”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اورانج”
- French: “fort Orange”
- French: “Fort Orange”
- Hausa: “Sansanin Orange, Ghana”
- Italian: “Fort Orange”
- Turkish: “Orange Kalesi”
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