Dassa-Zoumé
Dassa-Zoumé
Igbó Ìdàáshà | |
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Dassa-Zoumé, also known as Igbó Ìdàáshà or simply Dassa, is a city in central
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
Dassa is also home to a Yoruba
History
The founders of the city of Dassa came from Igba in Nigeria around the 12th century. The kingdom of Dassa was created around 1600 and put under a French protectorate in 1889.
List of rulers of Dassa
References
- ^ "Benin". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2017-02-01.
- ^ "AHMADIYYA BENIN | L'amour pour tous,La haine pour personne". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ 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 2022-09-01.
07°45′N 02°11′E / 7.750°N 2.183°E
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