Anomabo

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Anomabo is a historic coastal town in Ghana’s Central Region, known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its significance to the Fante people.

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Anomabo canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European fort
settlement
town
traditional festival
administrativeStatus town in Mfantsiman Municipality
associatedWith Fante confederacy (historical)
linked to: Fante Confederacy
celebratedIn Anomabo
coastType sandy beach
colonialPower British Empire
Danish traders
Dutch traders
English traders
continent Africa
country Ghana
Ghana
ethnicGroup Fante
linked to: Fante people
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale trading
tourism
hasEvent Akwambo festival
hasHeritage Akan culture
linked to: Akan cultural area

Fante culture
linked to: Fante people
hasLandmark Fort William, Anomabo
heritageStatus site of historical slave trade heritage tourism
historicalRole major slave-trading port on the Gold Coast
historicalSignificance important center of Fante political and military power
inhabitedBy Fante people
knownFor historic coastal fort
role in the transatlantic slave trade
languageSpoken English
Fante
locatedIn Anomabo
Central Region, Ghana
locatedInTimeZone GMT
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Guinea
partOf Mfantsiman Municipal District
region Gold Coast (historical)
linked to: Gold Coast
religion Christianity
traditional Akan religion
subregion West Africa
touristAttraction Anomabo Beach
Fort William, Anomabo
transport served by coastal highway in Central Region
usedFor transatlantic slave trade

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Fante people majorTown Anomabo
Fort William, Anomabo locatedIn Anomabo
subject linked to: Anomabo
Akwambo festival celebratedIn Anomabo
subject linked to: Anomabo