Fort Orange

Fort Orange (Dutch: Fort Oranje) is a fort located in Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana. Built by the Dutch in 1642, it was originally established as a trading lodge. The site was enlarged into a full fort in 1690 to support the growing European trade and to provide protection against local conflicts and rival European powers.

It is situated adjacent to the English-built Fort Sekondi, which was constructed in 1682. The fort was transferred to British control in 1872 along with the rest of the Dutch Gold Coast holdings, following the Anglo-Dutch treaty of that year.

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Fort Orangeは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界2,713位（全3,734件中）、ガーナの20件では19位にランクされています。1690年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の25%より古い城です（17世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の285件のひとつ）。ガーナが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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