Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people.[1][2]
Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional houses that were inhabited by the Kings of Dahomey from 1600 to 1900, and which were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.[3]
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Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population...
The Royal Palaces of Abomey are 12 palaces spread over an area of 40 hectares (100 acres) at the heart of the Abomey town in Benin, formerly the capital...
Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional...
Retrieved August 14, 2018. Historical Museum of Abomey. "The Amazons". Historical Museum of Abomey. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved...
Kingdom of Dahomey, consisting mostly of Fon people, was founded on the Abomey plateau and began taking over areas along the coast. By 1727, King Agaja...
to legitimize the ruling dynasty over the indigenous inhabitants of the Abomey plateau. One legend tells that Dakodonou's original name was Dako but he...
1645-1685) who built the Royal Palaces of Abomey and began raiding and taking over towns outside of the Abomey plateau. At the same time, the slave trade...
1°59′57″E / 7.185737°N 1.999083°E / 7.185737; 1.999083 The Battle of Abomey (1892) was the climactic struggle in the Dahomey War between France and...
political solution. The Palace and seat of government were in the town of Abomey. Early historiography of the King of Dahomey presented them as absolute...
main yearly celebration in the Kingdom of Dahomey, held at the capital, Abomey. These ceremonies were largely started under King Agaja around 1730 and...
fought the French colonial forces in 1890. Cities built by the Fon include Abomey, the historical capital city of Dahomey on what was historically referred...
from the Kingdom of Abomey to the south. Savalou was able to resist them for over a century, but gradually became vassalized by Abomey in the middle of the...
17, 2023. "M 4.7 – 55 km ESE of Dangriga, Belize". "M 4.4 – 13 km NNE of Abomey-Calavi, Benin". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2023. Simon, RE;...
the first President of Angola. Benin (Abomey-Calavi) Republic of Dahomey (Abomey-Calavi) University of Abomey-Calavi 1970 Originally the University of...
city of Great Ardra, reigning over the Allada kingdom; Do-Aklin founded Abomey, which would become capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey; and Te-Agbanlin founded...
Dakodonu and that a Gedevi woman (the Gedevi were the native people of the Abomey Plateau) named Adanon was betrothed to Dakodonu. Although the woman was...
The Diocese of Abomey (Latin: Dioecesis Abomeiensis) is a Catholic Latin Church diocese located in the city of Abomey in the ecclesiastical province of...
an extension to the existing World Heritage Site of the Royal Palaces of Abomey in 1995 (though still awaiting official recognition by UNESCO), and was...
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