Obadan

Benin Empire was "one of the oldest, most developed and most powerful states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa". It grew out of the previous Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo around the 11th century AD, and lasted until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897.
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Latitude
6.47565° or 6° 28′ 32″ north
Longitude
5.90484° or 5° 54′ 17″ east
Open location code
6FR7FWG3+7W
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Yoruba—“Obadan” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Obadan”
  • Hausa: “Obadan”
  • Igbo: “Obadan”
  • Irish: “Obadan”
  • Turkish: “Obadan”
  • Yoruba: “Obadan”

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