Arbre du Retour
Arbre du Retour is a memorial in Atlantique Department, Benin. Arbre du Retour is situated nearby to the museum Fosse commune, route des esclaves, as well as near Case de Zomaï, route des esclaves.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá and Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception.
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá is a small restored fort in Ouidah, Benin. Built in 1721, it was the last of three European forts built in that town to tap the slave trade of the Slave Coast. Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá is situated 2 km north of Arbre du Retour.
Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception
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 Ouidah, Benin. The basilica is in the Latin Church Archdiocese of Cotonou. The basilica was dedicated on November 9, 1989. Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception is situated 2½ km north of Arbre du Retour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Djégbadji and Ouidah.
Djégbadji
Village
Photo: Padonou Dotou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Djégbadji is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah.
Ouidah
Photo: Hinnou Gontran Serge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ouidah or Whydah, and known locally as Glexwe, formerly the chief port of the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km2 and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.
Savi
Village
Savi is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Savi is situated 10 km north of Arbre du Retour.
Arbre du Retour
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Atlantique Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.34017° or 6° 20′ 25″ northLongitude
2.08895° or 2° 5′ 20″ eastOpen location code
6FR483RQ+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2436724571OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
natural=tree
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Highlights include Fosse commune, route des esclaves and Case de Zomaï, route des esclaves.
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