National Library of Benin

The National Library of Benin is the legal deposit for . Originally chartered in November 1975 and located in , the library moved to a purpose built unit in the Ouando neighbourhood of during the 1980s.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: national library
  • Also known as: “Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin”, “Bibliothèque Nationale du Bénin”, and “BnB”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ouando Market.

Marketplace
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is a marketplace, which is situated 1 km southeast of National Library of Benin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto-Novo and Atchoukpa.

Photo: Babylas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of , located on the coast in the southeastern part of the country. Benin’s second largest city of approximately 250,000 people is a nice change of pace from the bustling and has many nice features.

Village
is an arrondissement in the department of . It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of . 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 19,565. is situated 4 km northeast of National Library of Benin.

Village
is an arrondissement in the department of . It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of . 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 8712. is situated 5 km northeast of National Library of Benin.

National Library of Benin

Latitude
6.51208° or 6° 30′ 44″ north
Longitude
2.60585° or 2° 36′ 21″ east
Open location code
6FR4GJ64+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 819750862
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q6974139
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“National Library of Benin” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Benin Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Benin”
  • Esperanto: “Biblioteko Nacia de Benino”
  • Finnish: “Beninin kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin”
  • French: “BnB”
  • German: “Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin”
  • German: “BnB”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη του Μπενίν”
  • Hausa: “Laburaren Kasa na Benin”
  • Igbo: “Akwụkwọ Nsọ nationale du Bénin”
  • Igbo: “BnB”
  • Igbo: “National Library of Benin”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی بنین”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Бенина”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Бенина”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Benín”
  • Spanish: “Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mosquée Centrale d’Ouando and Archives nationales du Bénin.

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