Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá
The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá is a small restored fort in Ouidah, Benin. Built in 1721, it was the last of three European forts built in that town to tap the slave trade of the Slave Coast.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Restored fort in Benin
- Also known as: “Feitoria de Ajuda”, “Feitoria de Ajudá”, “Fort Saint-Jean-Baptiste-d’Ajuda”, and “São João Baptista d’Ajudá”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception.
Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception
Church
Photo: Danearlaffo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception located in Ouidah, Benin. The basilica is in the Latin Church Archdiocese of Cotonou. The basilica was dedicated on November 9, 1989. Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception is situated 620 metres west of Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ouidah and Djégbadji.
Ouidah
Photo: Hinnou Gontran Serge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ouidah or Whydah, and known locally as Glexwe, formerly the chief port of the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km2 and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.
Djégbadji
Village
Photo: Padonou Dotou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Djégbadji is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Djégbadji is situated 3½ km south of Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá.
Savi
Village
Savi is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Savi is situated 8 km north of Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá.
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá
- Categories: fortress, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Atlantique Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.35906° or 6° 21′ 33″ northLongitude
2.09024° or 2° 5′ 25″ eastInception
1721Open location code
6FR4935R+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 402954433OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1969968
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սան Ժուան Բատիշտա դե Աժուդա”
- Catalan: “São João Baptista de Ajudá”
- Chinese: “圣约翰堡”
- Chinese: “聖約翰堡”
- Dutch: “Sao Joao Baptista de Ajuda”
- Dutch: “São João Baptista de Ajudá”
- Fon: “Fort portugais Glexwe tɔn”
- French: “Ajuda”
- French: “Ajudá”
- French: “Fort portugais de Ouidah”
- French: “fort portugais São-Jão-Batista-de-Ajuda”
- French: “Fort Saint Jean Baptiste d’Ajudá”
- French: “fort Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Ajudá”
- French: “Forteresse Saint Jean Baptiste d’Ajudá”
- French: “Forteresse Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Ajudá”
- French: “Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Ajudá”
- German: “Fort São João Baptista d’Ajudá”
- German: “São João Baptista d’Adjuda”
- German: “São João Baptista d’Ajudá”
- Igbo: “Feitoria de Ajuda”
- Igbo: “Feitoria de Ajudá”
- Igbo: “Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá”
- Igbo: “São João Baptista d’Ajudá”
- Italian: “Forte di São João Baptista de Ajudá”
- Japanese: “サン・ジョアン・バプティスタ・デ・アジュダ”
- Korean: “상 주앙 바프티스타 드 아주다 요새”
- Portuguese: “Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Feitoria de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Feitoria de São João Baptista de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Feitoria de São João Batista de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Feitoria são joão baptista de ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São João Baptista de Ajudá;Feitoria de Ajudá;Ajudá;Fortaleza de São João Baptista de Ouidah”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São João Baptista de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São João Batista de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza são joão baptista de ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza São João Batista de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São João Batista de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “São João Baptista de Ajudá”
- Portuguese: “São joão batista de ajudá”
- Russian: “Сан-Жуан-Баптишта-де-Ажуда”
- Russian: “Сан-Жуан-Батишта-де-Ажуда”
- Spanish: “San Juan Bautista de Ajuda”
- Spanish: “San Juan Bautista de Ajudá”
- Turkish: “São João Baptista d’Ajudá”
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Highlights include Musée d’histoire de Ouidah and Marché de Zobè.
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