Bohicon or Gbɔ̀xikɔn is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people.
Road leading into Bohicon from the south
Bohicon traders of textiles such as cushions and matresses
Mosque and Mission Jama'at Islamic Ahmadiyya in Bohicon
Bohicon Railway Station
Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 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