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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Yamoussoukro
- Type: State
- Also known as: “Sous-préfecture de Yamoussoukro” and “Yamoussokro”
- Category: locality
- Location: Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro, Eastern Plantations, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.8691° or 6° 52′ 9″ northLongitude
-5.2823° or 5° 16′ 56″ westElevation
214 metres (702 feet)Open location code
6CRPVP99+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2811123376OpenStreetMap feature
place=stateGeoNames ID
2279753
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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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