Fort of São Sebastião
The Fort of São Sebastião lies at the northern end of Stone Town on the Island of Mozambique. It is the oldest complete fort still standing in sub-Saharan Africa.Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Mozambique
- Also known as: “Fort São Sebastião”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ilha de Mozambique and Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte.
Ilha de Mozambique
Photo: bluetravel, CC BY 2.0.
Ilha de Mozambique is an island in the Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique with a historical heritage that's among the best in Mozambique, and indeed in all of Africa.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte
Chapel
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
The Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte is located on the most eastern tip of the Island of Mozambique within Stone Town. The island sits off the coast of Mozambique in Africa. Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte is situated 120 metres east of Fort of São Sebastião.
Igreja de São Sebastião
Church
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
Igreja de São Sebastião is a church.
Fort of São Sebastião
- Categories: fortress, cultural heritage, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Island of Mozambique, Nampula Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-15.02878° or 15° 1′ 44″ southLongitude
40.74342° or 40° 44′ 36″ eastOpen location code
5HP2XPCV+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 206235094OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1814572
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Fort of São Sebastião” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “(حصن ساو سيباستياو (جزيرة الموزمبيق”
- Finnish: “São Sebastião de Moçambique”
- Finnish: “São Sebastiãon linnoitus”
- French: “forteresse de Saint-Sébastien”
- French: “Forteresse de Saint-Sébastien”
- German: “Fort São Sebastião”
- German: “Fortaleza de São Sebastião”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Fort São Sebastião”
- Hausa: “Kagaran São Sebastião”
- Japanese: “サン・セバスティアオン要塞”
- Japanese: “サン・セバスティアン砦”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de S. Sebastião”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São Sebastião”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Sebastian”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Sebastián”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de São Sebastião”
- Spanish: “Fuerte São Sebastião (Ile de Mozambique)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Campo Futebol and Piscinas.
Nearby Places
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