Southern Benin
Atlantique Department
Ouidah

Djégbadji

Djégbadji is a town and arrondissement in the of southern . It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: arrondissement and town in Atlantique Department, Benin
  • Also known as: “Djegbadji”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá and Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception.

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The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá is a small restored fort in , . Built in 1721, it was the last of three European forts built in that town to tap the slave trade of the Slave Coast. is situated 3½ km north of Djégbadji.

Church
Photo: Danearlaffo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception located in , . The basilica is in the Latin Church Archdiocese of Cotonou. The basilica was dedicated on November 9, 1989. is situated 3½ km north of Djégbadji.

Djégbadji

Latitude
6.3278° or 6° 19′ 40″ north
Longitude
2.0824° or 2° 4′ 57″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
6FR483HJ+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2436819142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11790237
Wiki­data ID
Q3712291
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Djégbadji” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Djégbadji”
  • Fon: “Jɛgbaji”
  • French: “Djégbadji”
  • French: “Djègbadji”
  • German: “Djégbadji”
  • Irish: “Djégbadji”
  • Italian: “Djegbadji”
  • Italian: “Djégbadji”
  • Malay: “Djégbadji”
  • Swedish: “Djégbadji”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Zoungbodji-Centre and N’vènanfidé.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre de Développement Artistique et Culturel Elijah and Musée de la Porte du Non-Retour.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Djégbadji”. Photo: Padonou Dotou, CC BY-SA 4.0.