Fort Ruychaver

Fort Ruychaver, also Fort Ruijghaver, was a Dutch trading post in the hinterland of the Gold Coast, in contemporary Ghana. It existed between 1654 and 1660 on the banks of River Ankobra. The name of the post goes back to Jacob Ruijghaver, the director of the Dutch West India Company's possessions on the Gold Coast, who ordered its establishment.

The aim of the trading post was to enhance the trade in gold, as the area surrounding the fort was locally renowned for its gold mines. The classification of the trading post as a fort is a product of modern literature. The trading post was probably not as reinforced as the term "fort" implies, and likely consisted of a simple lodge and a few smaller huts.

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Fort Ruychaverは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界4,197位（全5,479件中）、ガーナの31件では25位にランクされています。1654年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の29%より古い城です（17世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の350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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