Elmina Castle, also known as Fort St. George, was built by the Portuguese in 1482 as the Castelo de Sao Jorge da Mina in what is now Elmina, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast. It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea and is the oldest surviving European building in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Elmina Castle, or Fort St. George, was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina ('St. George of the Mine Castle'), also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina (or Feitoria da Mina), in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast.
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Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Central Region, Ghana
Wikidata item Q55264655, property P131/P17 (location): Central Region, Ghana
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