Moree, Ghana

Moree
Mori
Village
Moree

Location of Moree in Central Region, South Ghana

Coordinates: 5°8′N 1°12′W / 5.133°N 1.200°W / 5.133; -1.200
Country Ghana
Region Central Region
District Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Moree or Mori (formerly also known as Mouri or Mouree) is a village and small seaside resort in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana. Moree developed around Fort Nassau, which was the original fort on their Gold Coast taken over by the Dutch West India Company when this was founded in 1621.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District
  2. ↑ Zook, George Frederick (1919). "Early Dutch and English Trade to West Africa". The Journal of Negro History. 4 (2 (April 1919)): 136–142. JSTOR 2713535.

Coordinates: 5°8′N 1°12′W / 5.133°N 1.200°W / 5.133; -1.200

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