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Fort Apollonia

Nzulezo, 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 w

as inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with several other forts and castles in Ghana in 1979.

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