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Benin City

Benin City is one of the oldest cities in Nigeria, dating back to pre-colonial times. It was the capital of one of the most advanced and organised kingdoms in Africa before the arrival of the British. Wikivoyage

Population 1,780,000 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Nigeria

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Nigeria

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Ihama Mini Market

    No hours mapped

    770 m from the centre

  • Oba Market

    No hours mapped

    2.0 km from the centre

  • Yanga Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    2.0 km from the centre

  • Yanga Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    2.1 km from the centre

  • Eyanga Market

    No hours mapped

    2.1 km from the centre

  • Mini-Market

    No hours mapped

    2.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

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