Abrokwa Island

Abrokwa Island is an island in Western Region, Ghana. Abrokwa Island is situated nearby to the town Dixcove, as well as near the village Butre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Metal Cross and Fort Batenstein.

Fort Metal Cross

Castle

Photo: Thegoodeastern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Fort Batenstein

Photo: Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Batenstein was a fort and trading post established by the Dutch on the Gold Coast in 1656. It was situated near Butre. The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Busua and Dixcove.

Busua

Photo: Tom Lubbe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Busua is a beach resort and fishing village in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region in Ghana, about 30 kilometers west of the regional capital, Sekondi-Takoradi in the Gulf of Guinea.

Dixcove is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South Ghana, located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi.