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.
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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.
The indigenous population of Dassa are the Idaasha. They migrated from the Egba subgroup of western Yoruba in present-day Nigeria to settle here. 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. The city is also known for its surrounding forests and hills, many of which contain Orisa shrines.
Dassa is also home to a Yoruba constituent monarchy.
From the Wikipedia article Dassa-Zoumé, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Dassa-Zoumè
- Glazoué25 km N
- Savalou30 km NW
- Savé46 km NE
- Djidja53 km SW
- Kpozoun58 km S
- Cové61 km S
- Kétou63 km SE
- Bohicon65 km S
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