Benin
Benin is a small West African nation packing outsized cultural and historical significance. Birthplace of Vodun (voodoo), home of the powerful Dahomey Kingdom, and a major departure point in the transatlantic slave trade, it offers some of the continent's most meaningful cultural tourism.
Cities & regions
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Abomey is the historic capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most formidable states in pre-colonial West Africa, and the site of Benin's flagship UNE…
Open guideAllada is an inland town and commune in Benin's Atlantique Department, roughly 45 km (about 28.5 miles) north of Cotonou on the main highway toward central a…
Open guideCotonou is Benin's largest city, its economic and cultural hub, and the seat of most government business even though Porto-Novo holds the title of official c…
Open guideDogbo-Tota, usually shortened to Dogbo, is the main town and capital of the Dogbo commune in Benin's Couffo department, on the Adja plateau in the southwest…
Open guideOuidah is a historic coastal town in Benin's Atlantique Department, roughly 40 km west of Cotonou and about an hour by road from Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport. I…
Open guidePorto-Novo is Benin's official administrative capital, a lagoon-side city about 30 km southeast of Cotonou and close to the Nigerian border. It is often call…
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