Zou Department
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Zou Department is an administrative region in central Benin known for encompassing the historic city of Abomey, former capital of the Dahomey Kingdom and site of the Royal Palaces of Abomey.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | department of Benin ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantique Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collines Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Couffo Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Mono Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouémé Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Abomey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Palaces of Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ historic city of Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionOf | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionType | department ⓘ |
| formerCapitalLocatedIn | Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Royal Palaces of Abomey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Abomey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bohicon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Royal Palaces of Abomey) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | core area of precolonial Dahomey state ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | center of former Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Benin ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern-central Benin ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | West Africa Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zou River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneUTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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