Anomabu
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Anomabu is a coastal town in Ghana’s Central Region known historically as a major hub of British colonial trade and the transatlantic slave trade.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coastType | sandy beach ⓘ |
| colonialPowerActive |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| economicHistory | center of European-African coastal trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Fante people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
Annamabo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annamaboe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingDistrictCapital | Saltpond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
basic schools
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasFort | Fort William, Anomabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Fort William, Anomabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction | Fort William, Anomabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Ghanaian coastal forts and castles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence | 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major British slave-trading port on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| knownFor |
British colonial trade
ⓘ
Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrative | Mfantsiman Municipal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Cape Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale trading ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal town ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Akan religion ⓘ |
| timeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| tradeGoodsHistorical |
European manufactured goods
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ gold ⓘ ivory ⓘ |
| transportConnection | situated on the Accra–Cape Coast coastal road ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | no ⓘ |
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