Fort São Sebastião de Xama
Fort São Sebastião or Fort San Sebastian located in Shama, Ghana, is the third oldest fortification in Ghana and it was built in 1523. Along with several other castles in Ghana, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 because of its testimony to the history of European trade, colonization, and exploitation in the region.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana
- Also known as: “Fort San Sebastian” and “Fort St. Sebastian”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shama District.
Shama District
Government office
Shama District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. "Originally, it was part of the then-larger Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District in 1988, which was created from the former Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Authority Council" until the… Shama District is situated 760 metres west of Fort São Sebastião de Xama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shama and Aboadze.
Shama
Photo: Sathyan.velumani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shama is a coastal town in the Shama district in the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. It is known for its lush beaches and vegetation. It is about 25 km away from Takoradi and 160 km from Ivoiro, the border town between Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.
Aboadze
Town
Aboadze is a town in the Western region of Ghana. It serves both as a dormitory town as well as an industrialized zone. It also houses Ghana's first thermal plant for electricity production. Aboadze is situated 5 km southwest of Fort São Sebastião de Xama.
Fort São Sebastião de Xama
- Categories: fort, factory, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Shama District, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.01078° or 5° 0′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.6292° or 1° 37′ 45″ westOpen location code
6CQW296C+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 568923414OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1318387
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Fort São Sebastião de Xama” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖塞巴斯蒂安堡”
- Dagbani: “Fort São Sebastião de Xama”
- Dutch: “fort St. Sebastian”
- Dutch: “San Sebastian (Goudkust)”
- Dutch: “San Sebastian”
- Dutch: “St. Sebastiaen”
- French: “Fort San Sebastian”
- French: “fort São Sebastião”
- French: “Fort São Sebastião”
- French: “Fort St. Sebastian”
- German: “Fort San Sebastian”
- Hausa: “Sansanin San Sebastian”
- Hebrew: “מצודת סן סבסטיאן”
- Italian: “Forte San Sebastian”
- Polish: “Fort San Sebastian”
- Portuguese: “Fort San Sebastian”
- Portuguese: “Fort St. Sebastian”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião de Shema”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião de Xama”
- Russian: “Форт Святого Себастьяна”
- Serbian: “Тврђава Сао Себастијан де Шама”
- Spanish: “Fort San Sebastian”
- Spanish: “Fort São Sebastião”
- Spanish: “Fort St. Sebastian”
- Tatar: “Изге Себастьян кальгасы”
- Turkish: “São Sebastião de Xama Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Форт Сан-Себастьян-де-Шама”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shama Hospital and The Church of Pentecost - Ebenezer Assembly.
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