west
west is a bus station in Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District, Central Region. west is situated nearby to the marketplace Central Market, as well as near Fish Market.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elmina Castle and Fort Coenraadsburg.
Elmina Castle
Photo: Bolance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina, in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast. Elmina Castle is situated 1½ km east of west.
Fort Coenraadsburg
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana, built around a Portuguese chapel for Saint Jago, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. Fort Coenraadsburg is situated 1¼ km east of west.
Saint Joseph’s basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church is a Roman Catholic Church building in Elmina, in the Central Region of Ghana. Established in 1880, it was the first Roman Catholic church to have been established in Ghana. Saint Joseph’s basilica is situated 1 km northeast of west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmina.
Elmina
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Elmina is a city in Coastal Plain region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.
west
- Type: Bus station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.08073° or 5° 4′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.36086° or 1° 21′ 39″ westOpen location code
6CQW3JJQ+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2021310538OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=bus_stationOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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