Abomey
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Abomey, or Agbome, is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2025, it has a population of 96,974 people.
A street in Abomey in 2017
Gates of Abomey depicted in the Le Tour du Monde by Valentin Foulquier in 1863
Royal Palaces of Abomey
Exhibition, Royal Palaces of Abomey
Zou Department
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Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin, named for the Zou River which travels through the department before emptying into the Atlantic in the south of the country. The department of Zou was spl
Abomey
…Abomey, or Agbome, is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2025, it has a population of 96,974 people. Abomey houses the Royal…
Abomey royal palace wall
Celebration at Abomey