Dassa-Zoumé
Dassa-Zoumé
Igbó Ìdàáshà | |
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| View of Dassa from Kamaté Hill, 2019 View of Dassa from Kamaté Hill, 2019 | |
Dassa-Zoumé is located in Benin Dassa-Zoumé Dassa-Zoumé Location in Benin | |
| Coordinates: 07°45′00′′N 02°11′00′′E / 7.75000°N 2.18333°E / 7.75000; 2.18333 | |
| Country | Benin |
| Department | Collines Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 661 sq mi (1,711 km2) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 112,118 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Dassa-Zoumé [da.sa.zu.me] , also known as Igbó Ìdàáshà or simply Dassa, is a city in central Benin, on the Cotonou-to-Parakou railway and the main north-south highway. It is the capital of Collines Department. The commune covers an area of 1,711 square kilometres (661 sq mi), and as of 2013 had a population of 112,118.[1]
Jama'at Islamique Ahmadiyya Benin built its central mosque (Mosquée Moubarqiue) here in 2010, which has a tall 18-meter minaret, just outside the city on the main road towards Parakou. Jama'at Islamique Ahmadiyya Benin also built a French/English bilingual primary school here, called Ecole Primaire Publique Ahmadiyya.[2]
The indigenous population of Dassa are the Idaasha. They migrated from the Egba subgroup of western Yoruba in present-day Nigeria to settle here.[citation needed ] The city is known as a place of pilgrimage; the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared in the Grotte Notre-Dame d'Arigbo, around which a basilica has since been built containing several shrines.[3] The city is also known for its surrounding forests and hills, many of which contain Orisa shrines.[3]
Dassa is also home to a Yoruba constituent monarchy.[4]
History
[edit ]The founders of the city of Dassa came from among the Egba people in Nigeria around the 12th century. The kingdom of Dassa was created around 1600 and was placed under a French protectorate in 1889.
List of rulers of Dassa
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Benin". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2017年02月01日.
- ^ "AHMADIYYA BENIN | L'amour pour tous,La haine pour personne". Archived from the original on 2016年03月04日. Retrieved 2022年07月06日.
- ^ a b Butler, Stuart (2019) Bradt Travel Guide - Benin, pgs. 148-51
- ^ "Golfo de Guinea, ruta etnográfica por Benín (10 días) - Desertline". tours por Marruecos y viajes a marruecos | Desertline. Retrieved 2022年09月01日.
07°45′N 02°11′E / 7.750°N 2.183°E / 7.750; 2.183
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