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Ghana: Elmina Castle World Heritage Site, History of Slavery #31940018
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Dungeon were male slaves were kept prior to transshipment. Elmina Castle (also called the Castle of St. George) is located on the Atlantic coast of Ghana west of the capital, Accra. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site called Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions. Built by the Portuguese in 1482, it was, as UNESCO puts it, a link in the trade routes estab