Ghana
Central Region
Gomoa West District

Fort Patience

Fort Patience is a Dutch-built fort located in the township of , in the Central Region of . Originally built in 1697, it served as a defensive fortification and a trading post.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Dutch-built fort in Apam, Ghana
  • Also known as: “Leydsaemheyt”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apam and Mumford.

Photo: StephanieRing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in region of . is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch-built fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbour and town from a rocky peninsula on the south side of the town.

Village
is a town in the of the of , near the capital . As of 2013, has a settlement population of 18,368 people. is situated 4½ km southwest of Fort Patience.

Village
is a town in . It is the capital of Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam district. It is famous for being the birthplace of Ottobah Cugoano, an abolitionist of the 18th century. is situated 8 km northwest of Fort Patience.

Fort Patience

Latitude
5.28616° or 5° 17′ 10″ north
Longitude
-0.72812° or 0° 43′ 41″ west
Open location code
6CQX77PC+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 739731775
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q954593
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Fort Patience” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Səbir qalası”
  • Chinese: ““忍耐”堡”
  • Chinese: “「忍耐」堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Leydsaamneyd”
  • Dutch: “Fort Lijdzaamheid (Ghana)”
  • Dutch: “Fort Lijdzaamheid”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن الصبر”
  • French: “fort Patience”
  • French: “Fort Patience”
  • German: “Fort Patience”
  • Hausa: “Sansanin Patience”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת פיישנס”
  • Russian: “Патиенс”
  • Russian: “Форт Патиенсе”
  • Tatar: “Патиенс кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “Sabır Kalesi”

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Highlights include Apam Post Office and Mankoadze Vocational College.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Patience”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.