Akwidaa
Akwidaa is a place in Ahanta West District , Ghana . It was founded as Fort Dorothea or Dorotheenschanze in 1684 east of Cape Three Points as a base for the Groß Friedrichsburg colony . Akwidaa means “old man” in Twi . This refers to a ferryman who carried people across the river in colonial times.
Today the place lives from fishing in particular.
Individual evidence
- ^ Philipp Briggs: Ghana . Bradt Travel Guides, 2014. ISBN 978-1-84162-478-5 . P. 257. Online partial view
Web links
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Coordinates: 4 ° 45 '33.8 " N , 2 ° 2' 6.6" W.