The Best Attractions In Zou Department

Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin. The department obtains its name from the Zou River which travels through the department before emptying into the Atlantic in the south of the country. The majority of the population are the Fon people with 91% population, while Aja people make up 4% and Yoruba make up 3% of the populace. The departement of Zou was split in 1999 with the northern territory moved to the newly created Collines Department. The capital of Zou is Abomey. Zou is subdivided into nine communes, each centered at one of the principal towns, namely, Abomey, Agbangnizoun, Bohicon, Cové, Djidja, Ouinhi, Za-Kpota, Zangnanado and Zogbodo...
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The Best Attractions In Zou Department

1. Tout Va Bien Bohicon
2. Royal Palaces of Abomey Abomey
The Royal Palaces of Abomey are 12 palaces spread over an area of 40 hectares at the heart of the Abomey town in Benin, formerly the capital of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey. The Kingdom was founded in 1625 by the Fon people who developed it into a powerful military and commercial empire, which dominated trade with European slave traders on the Slave Coast until the late 19th century, to whom they sold their prisoners of war. At its peak the palaces could accommodate for up to 8000 people. The King's palace included a two-story building known as the cowrie house or akuehue. Under the twelve kings who succeeded from 1625 to 1900, the kingdom established itself as one of the most powerful of the western coast of Africa. UNESCO had inscribed the palaces on the List of World Heritage Sit...
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3. Village Souterrain d'Agongointo Bohicon

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City of Westminster - LONDON walking tour

Lots of top attractions in London are actually located in the city of Westminster (London metro). So it's in Westminster that we start exploring London, in our own walking tour.

In this vlog you see (in this order):
- Parliament Square: Big Ben and Palace of Westminster
- Westminster Abbey
- St James's Park
- Buckingham Palace, the change of the guard and Victoria Memorial
- Clarence House and St James's Palace
- Westminster Bridge and London Eye
- Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square
- Covent Garden

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