HERITAGE RECORD · 034

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

沃尔特大阿克拉中西部地区的要塞和城堡

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786, can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ778743 ↗

Chinese Wikipedia加纳城堡 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

The UNESCO dataset does not currently provide criteria for this property.

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