Fort Crèvecœur, Accra
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Fort Crèvecœur, Accra is a historic coastal fort in Accra, Ghana, originally built by European traders as part of the Gold Coast fortifications involved in commerce and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Crèvecœur, Accra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11794972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Crèvecœur, Accra Context triple: [Fort Crèvecœur, hasNameVariant, Fort Crèvecœur, Accra]
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A.
Fort James at Accra
Fort James at Accra is a 17th-century coastal fort in present-day Ghana that served as a key British trading post and later became notorious for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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B.
Cantonments, Accra
Cantonments is an affluent, primarily residential district in Accra, Ghana, known for its embassies, diplomatic missions, and cultural institutions.
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C.
Air Force Base Accra
Air Force Base Accra is a major Ghana Air Force installation located in Accra, serving as a key hub for the country's air operations and military aviation activities.
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D.
Osu, Accra
Osu, Accra is a vibrant coastal neighborhood in Ghana’s capital city, known for its lively nightlife, shopping and dining along Oxford Street, and its mix of historic colonial sites and modern urban culture.
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E.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a historic coastal city in southern Ghana known for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its well-preserved colonial-era castle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Crèvecœur, Accra Target entity description: Fort Crèvecœur, Accra is a historic coastal fort in Accra, Ghana, originally built by European traders as part of the Gold Coast fortifications involved in commerce and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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A.
Fort James at Accra
Fort James at Accra is a 17th-century coastal fort in present-day Ghana that served as a key British trading post and later became notorious for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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B.
Cantonments, Accra
Cantonments is an affluent, primarily residential district in Accra, Ghana, known for its embassies, diplomatic missions, and cultural institutions.
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C.
Air Force Base Accra
Air Force Base Accra is a major Ghana Air Force installation located in Accra, serving as a key hub for the country's air operations and military aviation activities.
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D.
Osu, Accra
Osu, Accra is a vibrant coastal neighborhood in Ghana’s capital city, known for its lively nightlife, shopping and dining along Oxford Street, and its mix of historic colonial sites and modern urban culture.
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E.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a historic coastal city in southern Ghana known for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its well-preserved colonial-era castle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European trading fort
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Gold Coast fortification ⓘ coastal fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European coastal fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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European colonialism in West Africa ⓘ maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Accra
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Forts in Ghana ⓘ History of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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courtyard ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ dungeons ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fortification
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slave holding facility ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Accra
NERFINISHED
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Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal zone of Accra ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
European forts in Ghana
NERFINISHED
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Gold Coast fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of European presence on the Gold Coast
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evidence of trans-Atlantic slave trade history ⓘ important site in Ghanaian coastal history ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European trade
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commerce ⓘ military defense ⓘ storage of goods ⓘ trans-Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Crèvecœur, Accra Description of subject: Fort Crèvecœur, Accra is a historic coastal fort in Accra, Ghana, originally built by European traders as part of the Gold Coast fortifications involved in commerce and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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