Gidan Elmina Castle
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Suna a harshen gida | (en) Elmina Castle | |||
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Iri |
fort (en) cultural heritage (en) castle (en) factory (en) | |||
Bangare na | Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (en) | |||
Validity (en) | 1482 – | |||
Wuri | Elmina, Yankin Tsakiya da Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District | |||
Ƙasa | Ghana | |||
Turawan Portugal ne suka gina Elmina Castle a cikin 1482 a matsayin Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine Castle), wanda kuma aka sani da Castelo da Mina ko kuma kawai Mina (ko Feitoria da Mina), a cikin Elmina na yanzu, Ghana. a da Gold Coast. Itace tashar kasuwanci ta farko da aka gina akan Tekun Ginea, kuma gini mafi tsufa a Turai da aka samu a kudancin hamadar sahara.
Da farko an kafa shi azaman sulhu na kasuwancin gidan sarauta, daga baya ya zama ɗaya daga cikin mahimman tasha akancinikin bayi na Atlantic.
A shekara ta 1637 'yan kasar Holland suƙ kwace katanga daga hannun Turawan Portugal, bayan yƙurin n da bi yi nasara ba a shekara ta 1596, suka kumƙwace e dukkan yankunan Zirin Zinare na Fotigal a shekara ta 1642. Kasuwancin bayi ya ci gaba a ƙarƙashin Dutch har zuwa 1814. A cikin 1872, Kogin Gold Coast na Dutch, gami da kagara, ya zama mallakin Burtaniya.
Gold Coast, ta sami 'yancin kanta a matsayin Ghana a 1957 daga United Kingdom kuma a yanzu tana iko da gidan sarauta. Gidan Elmina wurine na tarihi, kuma ya kasance babban wurin yin fim ɗin wasan kwaikwayo na Werner Herzog na 1987 Cobra Verde. UNESCO ta amince da ginin a matsayin Gidan Tarihi na Duniya, tareda sauran katakai da garu a Ghana, saboda shaidarsa ga cinikin bayi na Atlantic. Babban wurin shaƙatawa ne a yankin tsakiyar Ghana.