Ghana
Fort Apollonia is a fort in Beyin, Ghana. The name Apollonia was given to the area by a Portuguese explorer who sighted the place on the Feast of Saint Apollonia, 9 February. Because of its importance during the European colonial period and its testimony to the Atlantic slave trade, Fort Apollonia was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with several other forts and castles in Ghana in 1979.
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Fort Apollonia ranks #3,451 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 35 mapped in Ghana. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 969 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Sekondi-Takoradi, 92 km away. See how Ghana compares in the castle statistics.
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