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ID: 1091899
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1091899
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Benin City (inhabited place)  Benin City (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 06 19 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 6.3167  decimal degrees
Long: 005 41 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 5.6833  decimal degrees

Note: State's largest city; famous for brass work, ivory & wood carvings; the center of the country's rubber production; known for sawmilling since 1930s; traditional exporter of palm oil & kernels; has a museum & Anglican, Roman Catholic & Muslim government.

Names:
Benin City (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Nigeria (nation)  ........  Nigeria (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Edo (state)  ............  Edo (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Benin City (inhabited place)  ................  Benin City (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  settled since 13th cen.
city (C)
transportation center (C)
industrial center (C)
trade center (C)
college center (C)
state capital (B)  ............  of the former state of Bendel; of the newly formed state of Edo
capital (H)  ............  of Edo Kingdom of Benin, 1800s

Sources and Contributors:
Benin City..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) II, 103
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 26
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 848
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) II, 103
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 26
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 848
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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