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- Porto-Novo
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 6,590,782
- Population
- BJ
- Country Code
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Abomey
Abomey, Benin
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Celebrating the voodun New Year
This is a top pick! ... in Benin, and as such, is a national holiday. I made arrangements to attend a traditional ceremony in Bohicon, near Abomey, the cultural capitol of Benin. Met by Dah, the son of the voodoo chief and a traditional healer, I was brought to a ceremony in ...
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... , but the Abomey city government in its infinite wisdom that travelers spin in wisdom has added a 2 dollar tourist tax. Punks. Benin, especially Abomey and Porto Novo are quite strange in the way that you often see women walking around topless - and it's ...
The King of Benin lives here
... people escaping capture started the villages, making it difficult for the traders to came and capture them. Abomey is a couple of hours north from the coast of Benin and a place where people visit to take in the ancient civilization that was based here. ...
The Royal City Of Abomey
... the same cob-wall area, in keeping with previous palaces as regards the use of space and materials. The royal palaces of Abomey are a unique reminder of this vanished kingdom. The size and strength of the palaces reflects the fact that the Fon of Dahomey ...
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Royal Palaces of Abomey
Abomey, Abomey, Benin
The royal palaces are decorated with interesting bas-reliefs.
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