Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town
The underground town of Agongointo-Zoungoudo is located approximately 9 km from Abomey, in central Benin. The city was discovered in 1998 by the Danish company DANIDA.Photo: Rachad sanoussi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Bohicon, Benin
- Also known as: “Parc Archéologique d’Agongointo à Bohicon” and “Village Souterrain d’Agongointo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mougnon.
Mougnon
Village
Mougnon is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Djidja. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 5,478. Mougnon is situated 9 km northwest of Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town.
Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Agongointo, Bohicon, Zou Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.18912° or 7° 11′ 21″ northLongitude
2.08402° or 2° 5′ 3″ eastOpen location code
6FV453QM+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 895780046OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4693350
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In Other Languages
From Fon to Swedish—“Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town” goes by many names.
- Fon: “Ahwando Agɔngwɛnto tɔn”
- French: “Village souterrain d’Agongointo-Zoungoudo”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Podzemni grad Agongointo-Zoungoudo”
- Spanish: “Agongointo - Pueblo Subterraneo de Zoungoudo”
- Spanish: “Agongointo - Pueblo Subterráneo de Zoungoudo”
- Spanish: “Pueblo subterráneo de Agongointo-Zoungoudo”
- Swedish: “Agongointo-Zoungoudo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include H61 ABERME 160 kVA and Central Bus Station Bohicon.
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