Fort São Sebastião de Xama

Fort São Sebastião or Fort San Sebastian located in Shama, Ghana, is the third oldest fortification in Ghana and it was built in 1523. Along with several other castles in Ghana, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 because of its testimony to the history of European trade, colonization, and exploitation in the region.

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1590  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Fort San Sebastian; Fort St. Sebastian
fort, factory, Ghana, Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, 

• part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page^@
• Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page^@
• World Heritage Site page^@
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Location: 5.5467, -0.1836, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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  Assault on Osu ⓘ
  1678 Attack on Osu between Akwamu and Accrans forces

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  Battle of Dodowa ⓘ
  1826 battle

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  First Anglo–Ashanti War ⓘ
  1823–1831 war

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  James Fort ⓘ
  fort in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

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  Ussher Fort ⓘ
  former colonial fortified trading post in Ghana

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  Fort James ⓘ
  material cultural heritage site in Ghana

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  Fort Augustaborg ⓘ
  former Danish fort in Ghana

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The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-6-1-001

Chedel, Quentin Pierre – Fort de Badenstein, à Boutri, tiré de Barbot. Fort St. Sebastien, à Schama, tiré de Barbot, 1747 – BEIC IE8942940

Plan du fort hollandois de Sama nommé St. Sebastien situé a la coste de Guinée par les 4 degr. 35 min. de latitude. - btv1b8595560b

Fort St. Sebastian, zijgevel - 20651714 - RCE

Fort St. Sebastian, westzijde - 20651713 - RCE

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-48 (Fort Chama)

Fort St. Sebastian, wachthuis op noordwestelijk hoek, met postdirecteur - 20651712 - RCE

Fort St. Sebastian, hoofdingang zuidzijde - 20651711 - RCE

AMH-7698-NA Fort St. Sebastian at Chama

Fort St. Sebastian, westflank - 20651710 - RCE

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
timelineTypessite,event
timelineArrayArray
area	region	1821	Gold Coast Colony		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1678	Assault on Osu	Denmark–Norway, battle, Ga-Adangbe people, Akwamu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1826	Battle of Dodowa	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1823	First Anglo–Ashanti War	Denmark, war, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Fante, Akan people, Ashanti Empire	Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
site	fort		James Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1649	Ussher Fort	fort, factory	Wikidata
site	fort	1673	Fort James	monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1787	Fort Augustaborg	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-6-1-001		Commons
commons	image		Chedel, Quentin Pierre – Fort de Badenstein, à Boutri, tiré de Barbot. Fort St. Sebastien, à Schama, tiré de Barbot, 1747 – BEIC IE8942940		Commons
commons	image		Plan du fort hollandois de Sama nommé St. Sebastien situé a la coste de Guinée par les 4 degr. 35 min. de latitude. - btv1b8595560b		Commons
commons	image		Fort St. Sebastian, zijgevel - 20651714 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Fort St. Sebastian, westzijde - 20651713 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-48 (Fort Chama)		Commons
commons	image		Fort St. Sebastian, wachthuis op noordwestelijk hoek, met postdirecteur - 20651712 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Fort St. Sebastian, hoofdingang zuidzijde - 20651711 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		AMH-7698-NA Fort St. Sebastian at Chama		Commons
commons	image		Fort St. Sebastian, westflank - 20651710 - RCE		Commons