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Fort São Caetano

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Fort São Caetano in Mozambique
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Forte de São Caetano de Sofala, also known as Fortaleza de Sofala or Sǎo Caetano Fort of Sofala, is a 16th-century fort that was built in present-day Sofala, Mozambique. Construction of the fort began in 1505, after Pedro d'Anhaya captured the city. The original fort was built out of mangrove wood. It was rebuilt in stone in 1507.

Text adapted from “Fort São Caetano” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort São Caetano ranks #3,504 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 8 mapped in Mozambique. See how Mozambique compares in the castle statistics.

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