The History of Benin since the 16th century, for the geographical area included in 1960 in what was then called the Republic of Dahomey before becoming the People's Republic of Benin.
The HistoryofBenin since the 16th century, for the geographical area included in 1960 in what was then called the Republic of Dahomey before becoming...
Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after...
The Kingdom ofBenin, also known as the Edo Kingdom or Benin Kingdom (Bini: Arriọba ẹdo), is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical...
The historyof the Jews in Benin is recent and the contemporary Jewish community in Benin is very small. In the 19th century, the French Catholic missionary...
A Short HistoryofBenin is a non-fiction book by Jacob Egharevba, first published in 1934 by the Church Mission Society Press in Lagos. The book offers...
reconstruct history, or as ritual objects. This original significance is of great importance in Benin. The Kingdom ofBenin is powerful, but Benin culture...
The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom ofBenin, in what is now...
economy ofBenin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture and cotton. Cotton accounts for 40% ofBenin's GDP and roughly 80% of official...
The Oba ofBenin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom ofBenin (not to be...
The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a punitive expedition by a British force of 1,200 men under Sir Harry Rawson. It came in response to the ambush and slaughter...
The national flag ofBenin (French: drapeau du Bénin) is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical...
The Benin Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also known as the Benin Iya, or Walls ofBenin, are a series of massive earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo...
controlled by the Benin Football Federation. They were known as Dahomey until 1975, when the Republic of Dahomey became Benin. Benin have been affiliated...
the Somba, representative of the historyofBenin. In the top right quadrant, is the Star ofBenin, the highest award of the nation. Below this is a ship...
(which was in turn named after the Benin Empire which had its seat of power in Benin City, modern-day Nigeria), since "Benin" was deemed politically neutral...
The Iyoba ofBenin is an important female titleholder in the chieftaincy system of the Kingdom ofBenin, a Nigerian traditional state. She is otherwise...
Bight ofBenin or Bay ofBenin is a bight in the Gulf of Guinea area on the western African coast that derives its name from the historical Kingdom of Benin...
Cotonou (French pronunciation: [kɔtɔnu]; Fon: Kútɔ̀nú) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however...
Benin Airport (IATA: BNI, ICAO: DNBE) is an airport serving Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria. The runway is in the middle of the city....
specialized in the historyofBenin Kingdom. Egharevba was born in Idanre, Ondo State, His father was related to Ohenmwen, Iyase ofBenin and his mother,...
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