Velekete Slave Market Museum
Velekete Slave Market Museum is a museum in Badagry, Lagos State. Velekete Slave Market Museum is situated nearby to Agiya Tree Monument, as well as near the church Freeman Memorial Methodist Cathedral.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Agiya Tree Monument and Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum.
Agiya Tree Monument
Monument
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The Agia Tree Monument Agiya Tree Monument is on the site once occupied by the Agia Tree close to the Badagry Town Hall. The Agiya tree was a 160 feet tree with a circumference of 30 feet. Agiya Tree Monument is situated 350 metres southeast of Velekete Slave Market Museum.
Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum
Museum
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The Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum is a historical site located in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria. Established in the early 1840s, serving both as the compound of Seriki Williams Abass and a place for holding slaves during the transatlantic slave trade. Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum is situated 630 metres southeast of Velekete Slave Market Museum.
Mobee Royal Family Slave Relics Museum
Museum
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The Mobee Royal Family Slave Relics Museum is a museum located in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria. Dedicated to relics of the slave trade, it is a privately owned museum operated by descendants of the traditional rulers of Badagry. Mobee Royal Family Slave Relics Museum is situated 620 metres southeast of Velekete Slave Market Museum.
Velekete Slave Market Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Badagry, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.41661° or 6° 24′ 60″ northLongitude
2.88081° or 2° 52′ 51″ eastOpen location code
6FR4CV8J+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 889344012OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Highlights include Badagry City Hall and Freeman Memorial Methodist Cathedral.
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