Keta
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Keta is a city in Volta Region
, Ghana
. It was an important trading post between the 14th and late 20th century via a port and fort built by the Dutch
in 1784. Parts of the city were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s.
Volta Region
Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It was an important trading post between the 14th and late 20th century via a port and fort built by the Dutch
Netherlands
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in 1784. Parts of the city were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s.