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Ouidah or Whydah, and known locally as Glexwe, formerly the chief port of the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km2 (141 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.
Door of No Return. A memorial arch monument to the trans-atlantic slavery, on the coast of Ouidah.
Door of No Return. A memorial arch monument to the trans-atlantic slavery, on the coast of Ouidah.
A street of Ouidah in 1892
A street of Ouidah in 1892
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá in 1890
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá in 1890
The Temple of the Pythons circa 1900. The temple was the main religious building of pre-colonial Ouidah.
The Temple of the Pythons circa 1900. The temple was the main religious building of pre-colonial Ouidah.
Kingdom of Whydah
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The Kingdom of Whydah ( known locally as; Glexwe / Glehoue, but also known and spelt in old literature as; Hueda, Whidah, Ajuda, Ouidah, Whidaw, Juida, and Juda was a kingdom on the coast of West Africa in what is now Benin. It was a major slave trading area which exported more than one million Africans to the United States, the Caribbean and Brazil before closing its trade in the 1860s. In 1700, it had a coastline of around 16 kilometres ; under King Haffon, this was expanded to 64 km, and stretching 40 km inland.
Crowning of the King of Juida, by Jacob van der Schley (1715-1779)
Crowning of the King of Juida, by Jacob van der Schley (1715-1779)