Lake Nokoué

Lake Nokoué is a lake in the southern part of . It is 20 km wide and 11 km long and covers an area of 4,900 ha. The lake is partly fed by the Ouémé River and the Sô River, both of which deposit sediments from throughout the region in the lake.
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  • Type: Lagoon
  • Description: lake in Benin
  • Also known as: “Denham Waters”, “Lac Nohoué”, “Lac Nokoue”, “Lago Nokoue”, “Lagune Nokoué”, “Lake Nokoue”, “Nokoue Gölü”, “Nokue”, “Nokwe Lake”, and “دریاچهٔ نوکوئه”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vekky and Ganvie.

Town
is a town and arrondissement in the of southern . is situated 6 km northwest of Lake Nokoué.

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is a lake village in , Africa, lying in Lake Nokoué, near .

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is the largest city in and the country's primary port of entry for visitors.

Lake Nokoué

Latitude
6.43994° or 6° 26′ 24″ north
Longitude
2.44712° or 2° 26′ 50″ east
Open location code
6FR4CCQW+XR
Geo­Names ID
2392481
Wiki­data ID
Q268631
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Lake Nokoué” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة نوكوي”
  • Belarusian: “Нукуе”
  • Bulgarian: “Нукуе”
  • Burmese: “နိုကုကန်”
  • Cebuano: “Lac Nokoué”
  • Chinese: “諾奎湖”
  • Chuvash: “Нукуе”
  • Danish: “Nokouésøen”
  • Dutch: “Lake Nokoué”
  • Dutch: “Nokouémeer”
  • Finnish: “Nokoué-järvi”
  • Finnish: “Nokouéjärvi”
  • Fon: “Tɔsisa Nokoué tɔn”
  • French: “lac Nokoué”
  • French: “Lac Nokoué”
  • Georgian: “ნოკუე”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Nokoué”
  • Hebrew: “אגם נוקואה”
  • Igbo: “Ọdọ Mmiri Nokoué”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Nokoué”
  • Italian: “lago Nokoué”
  • Italian: “Lago Nokoué”
  • Japanese: “ノクエ湖”
  • Lithuanian: “Nakujės ežeras”
  • Lithuanian: “Nokujės ežeras”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nokoue Sia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nokouésjøen”
  • Norwegian: “Nokouésjøen”
  • Persian: “دریاچه نوکوئه”
  • Polish: “Nokoué”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Nocué”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Nokoué”
  • Russian: “Нокуэ”
  • Russian: “Нукуе”
  • Spanish: “Lago Nokoué”
  • Swedish: “Lac Nokoué”
  • Turkish: “Nokoué Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Нокуе”
  • Ukrainian: “Нукуе”
  • Venetian: “lago Nokoué”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: So-Zounko and So-Tchahoué.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cotonou Lighthouse and Cotonou.

Benin: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Porto-Novo and Cotonou.

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