🏛️ Royal Palaces of Abomey

Benin · Africa · Cultural · 7.19°N, 2.00°E

Abomey, or Agbome, is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2025, it has a population of 96,974 people.

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Quick facts

Country	Benin
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	7.19°N, 2.00°E · view on map

Royal Palaces of Abomey is a cultural World Heritage site in Benin, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Royal Palaces of Abomey was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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