Fort Amsterdam

Fort Amsterdam is a former slave fort in , Central region, . It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort Courmantyne, and was captured by admiral Michiel de Ruyter of the Dutch West India Company in 1665, in retaliation for the capture of several Dutch forts by the English Admiral Holmes in 1664.
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  • Castle
  • Description: fortidied colonial trading post in Kormantin, Ghana
  • Also known as
    “Fort Amsterdam, Ghana”
    “Fort Cormantin”
    “Fort Courmantyne”
    “Fort Kormantin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort William.
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is a fort in , … is situated 3½ km southwest of Fort Amsterdam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abandze and Anomabu.
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is a small town near the Atlantic Ocean coast…
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, also spelled Anomabo and formerly… is situated 3½ km southwest of Fort Amsterdam.
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is a town in, and the capital of, the… is situated 4 km east of Fort Amsterdam.

Fort Amsterdam

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Latitude
5.19241° or 5° 11′ 33″ north
Longitude
-1.09318° or 1° 5′ 35″ west
Open location code
6CQW5WR4+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 520993882
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q478784

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In Other Languages

From Akan to Twi—“Fort Amsterdam” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Cormantin Abankɛseɛ”
  • Chinese: “阿姆斯特丹堡”
  • Dagbani: “Amsterdam, Ghana”
  • Dutch: “Fort Amsterdam (Ghana)”
  • Dutch: “Fort Amsterdam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن امستردام”
  • French: “Fort Amsterdam”
  • French: “Kormantin”
  • German: “Fort Amsterdam”
  • German: “Fort Cormantine”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin Amsterdam, Ghana”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת אמסטרדם”
  • Japanese: “フォート・アムステルダム”
  • Russian: “Форт Амстердам (Гана)”
  • Russian: “Форт Амстердам”
  • Tatar: “Амстердам (Кормантин) кальгасы, Гана”
  • Turkish: “Amsterdam Kalesi, Gana”
  • Twi: “Amsterdam Abankɛseɛ”

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