Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro is the capital of Côte d'Ivoire and is perhaps the single most bizarre modern city on Earth. It is a large grid of paved streets and lights with almost nothing at all in between them.- State
- Also known as“Sous-préfecture de Yamoussoukro”“Yamoussokro”
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
6.8691° or 6° 52′ 9″ north
Longitude
-5.2823° or 5° 16′ 56″ west
Open location code
6CRPVP99+M3
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=state
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Yamoussoukro” goes by many names.
- French: “Yamoussoukro”
- German: “Yamoussoukro”
- Portuguese: “Iamussucro”
- Spanish: “Yamusukro”
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