Ghana
Central Region
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly

Fort Victoria

Fort Victoria is a structure in , . It was initially known as 'Phipps Tower', in honour of its initial constructor English Governor Phipps.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historic fort in Cape Coast, Ghana
  • Also known as: “Fort Victoria, Cape Coast”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly and Cape Coast Castle.

Government office
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is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, . Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Cape Coast Municipal District, which was created from the Cape Coast Municipal Council; until it was later elevated to metropolitan district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Cape Coast Metropolitan District. is situated 530 metres north of Fort Victoria.

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is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese "feitoria" or trading post, established in 1555, which was named Cabo Corso. is situated 1 km east of Fort Victoria.

Photo: Owula kpakpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort William Lighthouse is located on the Dawson's Hill in the old centre of , in 's Central Region. The lighthouse is often called Cape Coast Castle Light, although it is not part of the complex. is situated 560 metres east of Fort Victoria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Coast and Moree.

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is a city in the region of . It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.

Village
is a town with small seaside resort in , a district in the Central Region of south . was founded by giants Asebu Amanfi and his brother Farnyi Kwegya, and prolific hunter called Adzekese. is situated 6 km northeast of Fort Victoria.

Village
is a small town near in the of It lies along the main international road that connects Kumasi-Cape Coast or and Accra-Cape Coast or. is situated 8 km northeast of Fort Victoria.

Fort Victoria

Latitude
5.1068° or 5° 6′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.24915° or 1° 14′ 57″ west
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
11810407
Wiki­data ID
Q85850621
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Fort Victoria” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فيكتوريا”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin Victoria, Cape Coast”
  • Turkish: “Victoria Kalesi”

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