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# Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Ghana coast: Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western regions · Ghana

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1979.

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Area / regionGhana coast: Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western regions

Country / geographic scopeGhana

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates5.39103, -0.49361

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

Cultural · Inscription: 1979

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/34/)

Ghana

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## Sources and accuracy
[Reference 1 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/34/)

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