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Along Ghana's coastline between Keta and Beyin are the remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786 and spanning a distance of approximately 500 km. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration. The term specifically applies to 11 ensembles designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979: Elmina Castle, Elmina Fort Santo Antonio, Axim English Fort (Fort Vrendenburg), Komenda Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove Fort San Sebastian, Shama Fort Batenstein, Butri Fort Coenraadsburg, Elmina Fort Amsterdam, Abandze Fort Lijdzaamheid ('Patience'), Apam Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast Fort Good Hope (Fort Goedehoop), Senya Beraku Other forts and castles include: Osu Castle, Accra, also known as Fort Christiansborg or simply The Castle, the seat of government in Ghana; Fort William, Anomabu; Fort Orange, Sekondi; Ussher Fort, Accra; Teshie Fort, Accra (Teshie-Nungua); Fort Gross-Friedrichsburg, Prince's Town; Fort Prinzenstein, Keta & Fort Apollonia, Beyin

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