Crab
Crab is a monument in Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Central Region. Crab is situated nearby to Cape Coast Light, as well as near Cape Coast Central Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Coast Light and Cape Coast Castle.
Cape Coast Light
Photo: Owula kpakpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort William Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dawson's Hill in the old town of Cape Coast, Ghana's Central Region. Despite the alternate name, it is not part of the Cape Coast Castle complex, lying approximately 600 metres away from the castle. Cape Coast Light is situated 250 metres southwest of Crab.
Cape Coast Castle
Photo: Rjruiziii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. Cape Coast Castle is located in the Central Region of Ghana. Cape Coast Castle is situated 620 metres south of Crab.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
Government office
Photo: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana. 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. Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is situated 700 metres west of Crab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Coast and Moree.
Cape Coast
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
Cape Coast is a city in the Coastal Plain region of Ghana. It's a 2 hour 15 minutes drive from the capital city, Accra.
Moree
Village
Moree is a town with small seaside resort in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana. Moree was founded by giants Asebu Amanfi and his brother Farnyi Kwegya, and prolific hunter called Adzekese. Moree is situated 5 km northeast of Crab.
Yamoransa
Village
Yamoransa is a small town near Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana It lies along the main international road that connects Kumasi-Cape Coast or and Accra-Cape Coast or. Yamoransa is situated 7 km northeast of Crab.
Crab
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.1091° or 5° 6′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.24236° or 1° 14′ 33″ westOpen location code
6CQW4Q55+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 9439172995OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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