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	Abomey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abomey is a town in Benin, formerly the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey.
		The royal palaces of Abomey are a group of earthen structures built by the Fon people between the mid-17th and late 19th Centuries.
		The French colonial administration rebuilt the town and connected it with the coast by a railroad.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abomey (351 words)

	ABOMEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Abomey is built on a rolling plain, 800 ft. above sea-level, terminating in short bluffs to the N.W., where it is bounded by a long depression.
		The town was surrounded by a mud wall, pierced by six gates, and was further protected by a ditch 5 ft. deep, filled with a dense growth of prickly acacia, the usual defence of West African strongholds.
		Within the walls, which had a circumference of six miles, were villages separated by fields, several royal palaces, a market-place and a large square containing the barracks.
	simplestartpage.com /2301_ABOMEY.HTML (190 words)

	Sister Cities International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		City of Abomey disposes of marble reserves, that are currently under experimental extraction, and of source of mineral water, which exploitation is being envisaged.
		Abomey´s relief is composed of plains, hills, and rivers.
		Abomey is situated on a strategic crossroad 45 km from Togo´s borders (on the west side), 75 km from Nigeria´s borders (on the east), 1200 km from Niger´s borders (on the north), and 1400 km from Burkina Fasso´s borders (on the north-west).
	www.sister-cities.org /icrc/cityseek/list/display?recID=39768 (508 words)

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		Abomey is also one of the centers of traditional religion in Benin; many visitors stumble upon traditional ceremonies and dances in Abomey and later say it was a highlight of their trip.
		Abomey was once one of the most important sites in West Africa-as important as Kano and Benin City in Nigeria and the Dogon Country in Mali.
		The climate in Abomey is most agreeable from November to May, and December and January are the most active months for local ceremonies and festivals, from Christmas and New Year's celebrations to the annual Voodoo day on January 10.
	www.benintourisme.com /ang/places/zou/dth_zou.htm (1249 words)

	Abomey -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The town was the main port of the Kingdom of Abomey in the 18th and 19th centuries.
		Roads from Parakou to Niger's border and from near Abomey to Burkina Faso's border are...
		An artisan village is attached to the Historical Museum of Abomey (formerly the Royal Palace).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9003374?tocId=9003374 (474 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Abomey
		Abomey, town in southern Benin, western Africa, situated about 105 km (65 mi) north-west of Porto-Novo, the capital, and about 144 km (89 mi) from...
		Benin had 6,787 km (4,217 mi) of roads in 1996; the principal arteries run parallel to the coast in the south and from Cotonou to Parakou.
		Dahomey, Kingdom of, west African state (17th-19th century) in what is now the southern part of Benin; its capital was Abomey.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Abomey.html (89 words)

	Abomey - Wikipedia, den fria encyklopedin
		Abomey var huvudstaden i kungadömet Dahomey i dagens Benin i Västafrika.
		De kungliga palatsen i Abomey är en grupp byggnader uppförda i lera av fonfolket mellan 1650-1900 och återfinns idag på UNESCO:s världsarvslista.
		Staden omgavs av en lervall med sex portar, en omkrets på omkring 10 km och ett dike som var 1.5 meter djupt fyllt med akacior, den vanliga formen av skyddsanläggningar i Västafrika.
	sv.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abomey (320 words)

	History Channel - UNESCO
		The walls show that the military might of the Abomey kingdom was based, in part, on companies of female warriors who matched their male counterparts in fierceness and courage.
		The Salle des Bijoux (Hall of Jewels), the palace of an earlier ruler, is thought to have been one of the few structures to survive the fire, making its bas-reliefs of particular importance as a historic record of the Fon's rich culture.
		The earthen walls containing the bas-reliefs of the Royal Palaces of Abomey suffer from exposure to harsh weather as well as termite and insect attacks.
	www.historychannel.com /classroom/unesco/abomey.html (554 words)

	Akaba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At the death of each of the kings of Abomey, his palace became a funeral temple for the worship of the departed royal ancestor.
		The kings were buried in their bed chambers; a large number of their wives (usually set at 41) were 'allowed' to 'accompany' the deceased king on his 'voyage to Allada'; they were either dispatched with knives and buried with the king or immured in a sealed chamber next to his burial place.
		But the warriors of Abomey ultimately defeated the Nago armies and the kingdom extended to include the banks of the Oueme river.
	www.theezine.net /a/akaba.html (405 words)

	AllRefer.com - Abomey (Benin Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Abomey was the capital of the kingdom of Dahomey (see Benin, founded in the early 17th cent.
		Abomey was conquered by the French between 1892 and 1894.
		Ruins of the palaces of former Dahomey kings remain, and there is a museum.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Abomey.html (185 words)

	Agadja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For the next hundred years, the Kingdom of Abomey paid the King of Oyo an annual tribute in young men and women destined for slavery or death in ceremonies, as well as cloth, guns, animals and pearls.
		The kingdom of Abomey grew during Agadja's reign, however; it conquered Allada in 1724, and in 1727 conquered the kingdom of Savi, including its major city, Ouidah.
		When Abomey conquered Savi and Ouidah, it gained direct access to the sea and took over the lucrative slave trade with the Europeans.
	www.theezine.net /a/agadja.html (234 words)

	Excavation of the Moat of Abomey
		The moat of Abomey was - according to the oral tradition - constructed by King Houegbadja (1645-1685), who moved his palace and capital to Abomey and surrounded it in a rectangular (European) manner with ramparts and moat.
		A part of the moat and rampart in Kétou city (on the Nigerian border), actually in the territory of the main local sanctuary, serves a fine example visualising the original appearance of the Abomey moat.
		More than three meters of deposits were recorded in a course of the excavation of the moat of Abomey.
	worldarchaeology.net /benin/excavation_moat.htm (410 words)

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		Abomey était le centre du royaume de Danhomè qui contrôlait la région avant sa colonisation par les Français.
		Abomey représente également l'un des centres de la religion traditionnelle au Bénin : beaucoup de visiteurs tombent par hasard sur des cérémonies et des danses traditionnelles d'Abomey et déclarent plus tard qu'elles ont constitué les grands moments de leurs voyages.
		Quel que soit votre itinéraire, Abomey constitue une escale obligée.
	www.benintourisme.com /fr/lieux/zou/dth.zou.htm (1548 words)

	Abomey Historical Museum
		Republic of Benin situated on the Gulf of Guinea, Abomey was once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Danhomè (Dahomey).
		The Royal Palaces in the heart of the city are major material evidence of this civilisation.
		The Abomey Historical Museum was created by the French colonial administration in 1943.
	epa-prema.net /abomeyGB (177 words)

	Palace Sculptures of Abomey (Getty Bookstore)
		In their capital city of Abomey, they built a remarkable complex of palaces that became the center of the kingdom's political, social, and religious life.
		The palace walls were decorated with colorful low-relief sculptures, or bas-reliefs, which recount legends and battles and glorify the history of the dynasty's reign.
		The Palace Sculptures of Abomey combines lavish color photographs of the bas-reliefs with a lively history of the Dahomey kingdom, complemented by period drawings, rare historical photographs, and colorful textile art.
	www.getty.edu /bookstore/titles/abomey.html (312 words)

	Abomey 1, 2 and 3
		The course was held within the Abomey Historical Museum which therefor was used as an experimental tool.
		The specific objective of Phase 3, the last of the project, is the consolidation of the technical and professional skills of the Abomey Museum in order to enable it, as from 2001, to be entirely self-financed for it's up-keep (buildings and existing collections) and partially self-financed for it's animation and research programme.
		The present situation of the Abomey palace-museum is far from what it was at the beginning of the project.
	www.epa-prema.net /abomeyGB/italy.htm (470 words)

	Abomey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Abomey era el capital del reino antiguo de Dahomey (que fue situado en cuál ahora es la nación africana del oeste de Benin).
		Los palacios reales de Abomey son un grupo de estructuras de tierra construidas por la gente de Fon entre el mid-17th y las aes fines del siglo XIX.
		A excepción de rey Akaba, que utilizó un recinto separado, cada tenido sus palacios construyeron dentro de la misma área de la mazorca-pared, en armonía con palacios anteriores en lo que concierne al uso del espacio y de los materiales.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ab/Abomey.htm (383 words)

	Robert Norris, d. 1791. Memoirs of the Reign of Bossa Ahádee, King of Dahomy, an Inland Country of Guiney. To Which ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Had they, when they engaged at Abomey, detached a part of their numerous army, and attacked Zassa at the same time, the king and all his treasure must inevitably have fallen into their hands: and for this neglect, their general was disgraced upon his return.
		On a former visit, I measured one side of it, and found it one thousand seven hundred paces long; in the centre is a gateway, and large guard-house, on the roof of which, are exposed, a great number of the skulls of prisoners taken in war.
		On my arrival at the gate of Abomey, I was saluted with fifteen guns, and conducted to the white men's apartments in Mayhou's house; whose steward waited on me, with a present from his master, of a jar of cool water, a pot of pitto, and some fowls.
	docsouth.unc.edu /neh/norris/norris.html (12660 words)

	Benin - Abomey
		An das Thema Sklaverei möchte in Abomey weder der König noch sonst jemand erinnert werden.
		Von diesem Strand aus, der heute zu Benin gehört, haben sie mich zusammen mit vielen, sehr vielen anderen über den Atlantik, nach Südamerika verschleppt.
		In den Mauern der Königspaläste von Abomey ist der Boden mit Blut getränkt.
	land.heim.at /toskana/210137/Denkmaeler/BeninAbomey.htm (1065 words)

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		Today Abomey is the capital in the province Zou, and about 2-3 hours drive north of Cotonou, depending on the traffic.
		Traditionally Abomey is referred to as the city of kings, and the power of the sovereigns in the Abomey kingdom was incontestable until 1892, when the bombardment of the Dahomey coast, the palace of Abomey, and finally the town Chacha put an end to the Hwegbadja dynasty.
		The Historic Museum of Abomey is huge, and based in the old palace compound of the Abomey kings.
	home.online.no /~annekie/abomey.htm (196 words)

	Land use dynamics in the region of Abomey-Bohicon between 1954 and 1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Due to its history as central territory of a formerly important kingdom, the Abomey plateau is heavily influenced by this process.
		Situated in the south of the Zou department (state) and covering a surface of 1487 km2 which means 1,32 % of Benin, the Abomey plateau stretches 43 km EW between 1°53’ and 2°27’ eastern longitude and 37 km NS between 7°00' and 7°23' northern latitude.
		The results of the study indicate that the main reasons for the destruction of the vegetation cover is human action and additionally natural factors play a role.
	www.uni-hohenheim.de /~atlas308/c_benin/projects/c2_1_3/html/english/btext_en_c2_1_3.htm (1405 words)

	Benin individueel
		The north with its savannah landscape and hilly areas was less infected by influences from outside, the villages do look a lot like they used to for ages and the people kept their age old customs and values.
		In Abomey you will visit the impressive royal palace museum of and get a guided tour through the town.
		From Abomey you will travel to Grand Popo via Possotomé, where Benin’s mineral water is botteled.
	www.angelfire.com /wa2/fofoafrique/indvbenin.htm (1344 words)

	Royal Palaces of Abomey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The site was inscribed simultaneously on the World Heritage List and on the List of the World Heritage in Danger in 1985, after a tornado struck Abomey on 15 March 1984.
		The material assembled was copied and bound, and the resulting tomes have been entrusted to libraries in Benin, France, Italy and the United States of America.
		During this campaign, which lasted four years, fifty of the fifty-six bas- reliefs originally decorating the walls of Glèlè's former palace were located and members of the Benin Cultural Heritage staff were trained in the planning and practical aspects of the conservation programme.
	www.unesco.org /africa/portal/patrimoine/sites/323.htm (369 words)

	BENIN GULF TOUR
		Take the occasion and learn more about African kings, the customs and rites, their w ays of life and their influence in modern Africa.
		The kingdom of ABOMEY was the most powerful one in the whole southern region of our country.
		P.M. Visit the GOHO Square, the very spot where intrepid male and female soldiers of ABOMEY fiercely fought against French troops led by brigader DODDS.
	www.benintourisme.com /beningulftour/circuit_Ang/bgt_anglais2.htm (200 words)

	CROWN JEWELS FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The enormous collection of the ''Ahosu'' (Kings) of the DanhomÃ¨ (Dahomey) is kept in the city of Abomey.
		Most of the items can be seen either in Abomey, or the MusÃ©e_de_l'Homme in Paris.
		The regalia of the Kingdom_of_Benin, which stretched for its most part into Nigeria, were the Benin_bronzes, which were plundered by the British colonial powers in their war.
	www.flowergods.com /crown_jewels (2145 words)

	Le Bénin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A palace-city founded in the 16th century by King HOUEGBADJA, Abomey keeps out of its glorious history the remembrances of a matchless value.
		During their eras, the kings Ghézo and Glèlè; allowed the development of an in-the-court art which, nowadays, has made Abomey one of the richest African museums which incorporates : sculpted low reliefs, statues, furniture, thrones, sceptres, tapestries, embroideries, basketworks, objects in brass and bronze.
		Abomey, a highly historical capital has a superb museum, the historical museum of Abomey located in one of the palaces belonging to the former kings of Danhome.
	www.gouv.bj /en/benin/tourisme/abomey.php (268 words)

	kings of africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		epresenting the Abomey dynasty, Joseph Langanfin is the president of CAFRA, the council of Abomey's royal families.
		With this title, he is considered as the official representative of the kings of Abomey.
		Since the Berlin treaty in 1884, which divided Africa between European powers, the Kingdom of Abomey excited the envy of the French, who wanted to stop the English progression into the gulf of Guinea.
	www.tamarin.com /king/kinge1.html (159 words)

	African Business: WALL SCULPTURES OF ABOMEY.(Review) (book review)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Fon peoples of Benin are the largest of more than 40 ethnic groups that live in the country.
		Ruled by a dynasty of kings since the early 17th century, the powerful kingdom of Dahomey was administered from the capital city of Abomey, founded by King Houegbadja in 1645.
		Here the king and subsequent rulers built a complex of palaces, unique in West Africa, which became the centre of political, social and religious life.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:61561126&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (169 words)

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