Massangano Fort

The Fort Nossa Senhora da Vitória de Massangano, popularly known as Fortress of Massangano is located in the village-commune of , in the municipality of , in the province of Cuanza-Norte, in .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: fort in Cambambe, Angola
  • Also known as: “Fort Nossa Senhora da Vitória” and “Massanganu Fort”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Massangano.

Village
Photo: Atospal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and commune of , located in the province of . Its name is sometimes written Masango. It was esblished by the Portuguese in 1582 as Fort Nossa Senhora da Vitória to be their base of operations in the interior of modern Angola until the late 17th-century.

Massangano Fort

Latitude
-9.62936° or 9° 37′ 46″ south
Longitude
14.25654° or 14° 15′ 24″ east
Open location code
6F2P97C4+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 489799108
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q10283815
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Massangano Fort” goes by many names.

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