Fosse commune, route des esclaves

Fosse commune, route des esclaves is a museum in Atlantique Department, Benin. Fosse commune, route des esclaves is situated nearby to the museum Case de Zomaï, route des esclaves, as well as near the place of worship Temple du vodoun-yaloui.

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 Fosse commune, route des esclaves.

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 Fosse commune, route des esclaves.

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 Fosse commune, route des esclaves.

Fosse commune, route des esclaves

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Atlantique Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

6.33972° or 6° 20′ 23″ north

Longitude

2.08935° or 2° 5′ 22″ east

Open location code

6FR483QQ+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6524137285

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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