Aného

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Aného is a historic coastal town in southeastern Togo that once served as the country’s capital and remains an important center of Ewe culture and Atlantic trade heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Aného canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former national capital ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivision Lakes Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternativeName Anecho ⓘ
Petit-Popo ⓘ
capitalOf German Togoland (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Togoland region
climate tropical ⓘ
coastType low-lying sandy coast ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Togo ⓘ
culturalRegion Ewe cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Ewe
distanceFromLomé_km about 45 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ewe people ⓘ
linked to: Ewe
foundedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
hasFeature historic forts and trading posts ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
heritage Atlantic trade heritage ⓘ
colonial-era architecture ⓘ
historicalRole important center of Atlantic trade ⓘ
slave trade port ⓘ
languageSpoken Ewe ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedEastOf Lomé ⓘ
locatedIn southeastern Togo ⓘ
locatedNear border with Benin ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
notableFor Ewe cultural festivals ⓘ
historic coastal architecture ⓘ
partOf Maritime Region ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
regionCapitalOf Lakes Prefecture (chef-lieu) ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Vodun ⓘ
risk coastal erosion ⓘ
flooding ⓘ
servedAs capital of Togo ⓘ
timeZone UTC+0 ⓘ

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