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Benin (/
bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French:
Bénin [benɛ̃] , Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen),
officially the
Republic of
Benin (French: République du Bénin)...
- The
Kingdom of
Benin, also
known as
Great Benin or
Benin Kingdom is a
kingdom within what is now
southern Nigeria. It has no
historical relation to the...
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Benin City is the
capital and
largest city of Edo State,
southern Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in
Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after...
- The
Benin Bronzes are a
group of
several thousand metal plaques and
sculptures that
decorated the
royal palace of the
Kingdom of
Benin, in what is now...
- The Oba of
Benin is the
traditional ruler and the
custodian of the
culture of the Edo
people and all
Edoid people. The then
Kingdom of
Benin (not to be...
- The
Benin Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also
known as the
Benin Iya, or
Walls of
Benin, are a
series of m****ive
earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo...
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Benin is
divided into 12
departments (French: départements), and
subdivided into 77
communes (see
Communes of
Benin). In 1999, the
previous six departments...
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Benin, or Bay of
Benin, is a
bight in the Gulf of
Guinea area on the
western African coast that
derives its name from the
historical Kingdom of
Benin...
- The
Benin Expedition of 1897 was a
punitive expedition by a
British force of 1,200 men
under Sir
Harry Rawson. It came in
response to the
ambush and slaughter...