Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress
Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress is a fort in Namibe Province, Angola. Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress is situated nearby to the military installation Marinebasis Namibe, as well as near the fell ENCOSTA DA FORTALEZA.Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: Namibe, Angola
- Also known as: “Saint Ferdinand Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moçâmedes and Diocese of Namibe.
Moçâmedes
Railway station
The Moçâmedes Railway is an 860 km railway line in Angola, between Moçâmedes and Menongue. The line is operated by the company Caminhos de Ferro de Moçâmedes E.P. Moçâmedes is situated 690 metres northeast of Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress.
Diocese of Namibe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Namibe is a Latin diocese in the Angolan Namibe Province. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubango. Diocese of Namibe is situated 1¼ km east of Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress.Port of Namibe
Harbor
The port of Namibe, or port of Moçâmedes, is an Angolan port located in the city of Moçâmedes, in the province of Namibe. It is built on the banks of the bay of Namibe, a coastal indentation linked to the Atlantic Ocean. Port of Namibe is situated 1½ km west of Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sacomar.
Sacomar
Village
Sacomar is an urban district in southern Angola, part of city of the Moçâmedes. Sacomar is situated 8 km north of Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress.
Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Namibe Province, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-15.19511° or 15° 11′ 42″ southLongitude
12.14453° or 12° 8′ 40″ eastOpen location code
5FPJR43V+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 6149541819OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10283635
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Namibe Saint Fernanado Fortress” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vesting van Sint Fernando de Namibe”
- French: “Forteresse de Sainte Fernando de Namibe”
- German: “Festung Namibe Der heilige Fernando”
- Italian: “Fortezza di San Fernando de Namibe”
- Japanese: “サン・フェルナンド・デ・ナミベ砦”
- Polish: “Twierdza Święty Fernando de Namibe”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Fernando de Namibe”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Fernando do Namibe”
- Russian: “Крепость Намибия Святой Фернандо”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Fernando de Namibe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marinebasis Namibe and ENCOSTA DA FORTALEZA.
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