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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Benin

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Royal Palaces of Abomey
Cultural Inscribed 1985 Africa

From 1625 to 1900, 12 kings succeeded one another at the head of the powerful Kingdom of Abomey. With the exception of King Akaba, who had his own separate enclosure, they all had their palaces built within the same cob-wall area, in keeping with previous palaces as regards the u…

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