Ouidah, Coastal city and Tentative World Heritage Site in Atlantique Department, Benin.
Located along the Atlantic coast, Ouidah extends across a terrain marked by palm trees, colonial buildings, and traditional temples at 12 meters above sea level.
The Portuguese fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá served as a primary trading post from the 17th to 19th centuries, facilitating commerce between Europe and West Africa.
The Temple of Pythons represents the center of Vodun practices, where sacred pythons are kept and worshipped according to local religious traditions.
The Museum of History, housed in an old Portuguese fort, displays artifacts and documents detailing the city's role in regional trade and cultural development.
The Door of No Return monument on the beach marks the final departure point where enslaved individuals left the African continent for the Americas.
Location: Atlantique Department
Elevation above the sea: 12 m
GPS coordinates: 6.36667,2.08333
Latest update: May 29, 2025 02:10
Door of No Return
4.8 km
São João Baptista d’Ajudá
1.1 km
Temple des Pythons
769 m
Forêt sacrée de Kpassè
1.4 km
Place du Souvenir
35.6 km
Fondation Claudine Talon
34.4 km
Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception
687 m
Ouidah Museum of History
1.1 km
Villa Karo
30.2 km
Museum of contemporary art in Ouidah
617 m
Villa Ajavon
585 m
Fidjrossè Beach
30.3 km
Poste de péage et de pesage d’Ahozon
6.7 km
Memorial Zomachi
2.9 km
Route des peches
31.2 km
Herbier national du Bénin
29.4 km
Sacred Forest
1.4 km
Statue Dadjè soka
21.6 km
Mémorial du Grand Jubilé de l'an 2000
4.9 km
Jet d’eau d’Akossombo
33.9 km
Synchronisation musique et sport
32.6 km
Place Toussaint Louverture
35.6 km
Calvaire de Fidjrossè
31.9 km
Vieux pont de Grand-Popo
28 km
Triangle réconciliation
35.9 km
UAC Start-Up Valley
31.9 km
Pharmacie Hêvié
20.7 km
Cimetière militaire français de Ouidah
1.7 kmReviews
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