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Beyin
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Beyin
Coordinates: 4°59′06″N2°35′13″W / 4.98500°N 2.58694°W / 4.98500; -2.58694 Coordinates: 4°59′06″N2°35′13″W / 4.98500°N 2.58694°W / 4.98500; -2.58694
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Western Region
District Jomoro District
Elevation
125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT
Wooden house in Beyin Wooden house in Beyin.jpg
Wooden house in Beyin

Beyin is a village in the Jomoro district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. [1] Beyin contains the Fort Apollonia Castle. [2]

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