Abomey

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Abomey is a historic city in southern Benin that served as the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey and is renowned for its royal palaces and cultural heritage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Abomey canonical 27
Abomey Fongbe 1
historic city of Abomey 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
commune ⓘ
former capital city ⓘ
history museum ⓘ
royal palace complex ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Benin ⓘ
Benin ⓘ
demography predominantly Fon population ⓘ
formerCapitalOf Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ
foundedAsCapital 17th century ⓘ
foundedBy Houegbadja ⓘ
governedBy mayor of Abomey ⓘ
hasArtForm appliqué textiles ⓘ
bas-relief murals ⓘ
hasBuildingMaterial adobe ⓘ
earth architecture ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Vodun ceremonies ⓘ
royal ancestor worship ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Fon people ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Royal Palaces of Abomey ⓘ
hasMuseum Historical Museum of Abomey ⓘ
hasTraditionalInstitution Dahomean royal court ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone (around royal palaces) ⓘ
heritageStatus World Heritage in Danger ⓘ
historicalRole economic center of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ
political center of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ
religious center of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ
knownFor Royal Palaces of Abomey ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
history of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ
languageUsed Fon ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Abomey ⓘ
Abomey ⓘ
southern Benin ⓘ
locatedInAdministrative Zou Department ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Vodun ⓘ
timezone UTC+1 ⓘ
transportConnection road link to Bohicon ⓘ
road link to Cotonou ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 323 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benin → hasHistoricalSite → Abomey ⓘ
Kingdom of Dahomey → capital → Abomey ⓘ
Royal Palaces of Abomey → locatedIn → Abomey ⓘ
subject linked to: Abomey
Historical Museum of Abomey → locatedIn → Abomey ⓘ
subject linked to: Abomey
King Ghezo → birthPlace → Abomey ⓘ
King Ghezo → deathPlace → Abomey ⓘ
King Béhanzin → burialPlace → Abomey ⓘ
King Agaja → capitalOfRealm → Abomey ⓘ
King Agaja → placeOfRule → Abomey ⓘ
King Glele → birthPlace → Abomey ⓘ
King Glele → deathPlace → Abomey ⓘ
Fongbe → hasDialect → Abomey Fongbe ⓘ
linked to: Abomey
Zou Department → capital → Abomey ⓘ
Zou Department → contains → Abomey ⓘ
Zou Department → contains → historic city of Abomey ⓘ
linked to: Abomey
Houegbadja → placeOfActivity → Abomey ⓘ
Agaja → residence → Abomey ⓘ
Agaja → capitalOfRealm → Abomey ⓘ