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European historical term for an area of West Africa
Windward Coast
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StatusModern day Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire
Demonym(s)Windwarders
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)UTC+0 (GMT)

The Windward Coast is an area of West Africa located on the coast between Cape Mount and Assini, i.e. the coastlines of the modern states of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast, to the west of the Gold Coast. A related region is the Pepper Coast.

Culture

The Windwarders were renowned for their rice and indigo cultivation.

References

  1. Jones, Adam; Johnson, Marion (1980). "Slaves from the Windward Coast". The Journal of African History. 21. Cambridge University Press: 17–34. doi:10.1017/S0021853700017837. S2CID 162137010. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "NPS Ethnography: African American Heritage & Ethnography". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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