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Kouande Destination Guide

Explore Kouande in Benin

Kouande in the region of Benin (general) is a place in Benin - some 37 mi or ( 60 km ) West of Porto-Novo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kouande

Time in Kouande is now 04:28 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Porto-Novo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kumasi, Accra, Ibadan, Benin City, and Sokodé. Since you are here already, consider visiting Kumasi . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kouande ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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Benin - City of Abomey / Ouidah & Pendjari National Park February 2012 Produced by Rectrue ..

Benin : les chemins de Pierre Verger

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Best Photos near Ouidah, Benin - Incl. The Beach Waves, Tata Somba, Ouidah Coast

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tripwow.tripadvisor.com The best pictures of Ouidah taken by travel bloggers at TravelPod.com the web's premier travel blogging platform. Slideshow created at TripWow.com by TripAdvisor™. Top Pics of ..

Salt i Benin del 1

5:56 min by Hjalmar Dahm
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I södra Benin utvinner kvinnorna salt i mangroveträsken. Del 1. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Savi

Savi was the capital of the Kingdom of Whydah prior to its capture by the forces of Dahomey in 1727. Prior to the conquest of the city it had a circumference of about four miles. There were British East India Company, Dutch West India Company, French East India Company and a Portuguese trading compound in the city, adjacent to the Royal Palace. Overall the city was very populous and filled with throngs of people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.42 2.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Benin

Ouidah

Ouidah, also Whydah /ˈhwaɪdə/ or Juda, is a city on the Atlantic coast of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.

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Located at 6.37 2.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Communes of Benin, Enclaves, Ouidah, Populated places in Benin, Portuguese forts

Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception

The Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception (Basilica of the Immaculate Conception) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception located in Ouidah, Benin. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Archdiocese of Cotonou. The basilica was dedicated on November 9, 1989.

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Located at 6.36 2.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in Africa, Churches in Benin

Ouidah Museum of History

The Ouidah Museum of History is an historical museum in Ouidah, Benin.

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Located at 6.36 2.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Museums in Benin

Gakpè

Gakpè is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 4776.

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Located at 6.42 2.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Benin, Populated places in the Atlantique Department