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Elmina - Definition

Elmina is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, lying west of Cape Coast. It grew around St George El Mina Castle, built by the Portuguese in 1482, and was Portugal's West African headquarters until the Dutch West Indian Company captured it in 1637.

Elmina is also home to Fort St Jago, built by the Dutch in 1666, several Asafo shrines and a lagoon. Today, Elmina's main industry is fishing.

Example Usage of Elmina
ivaneli13: Elmina fresca olhem o twitter dela aff so tweets odiotas e metidos #sasha_meneghel
Valkeus: @ELM_ina 部活か...兼部してた片方で実は幽霊部員なうw
KwesiAAcquah: Get paid to recycle. Elmina company offers money for plastics you collect. For 1kg of water sachet bags, you get GHp15
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