Revision History of Submitted Place Name

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9/14/2017, 12:31:30 PM Sofia
4/24/2017, 11:46:06 PM anonymous

Submitted Name

Type Country
Usage English, Croatian
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified
Contributor Contrib.anonymous on 4/24/2017
Last Editor EditorSofia on 9/14/2017

Meaning & History

The name of the Country in West Africa. Benin, a French-speaking West African nation, is a birthplace of the vodun (or “voodoo”) religion and home to the former Dahomey Kingdom from circa 1600–1900. In Abomey, Dahomey's former capital, the Historical Museum occupies two royal palaces with bas-reliefs recounting the kingdom’s past and a throne mounted on human skulls. To the north, Pendjari National Park offers safaris with elephants, hippos and lions.