The lake village of Ganvié, known as the Venice of West Africa, is home to a population of fishermen. Lake Nokoué, where it sits, is a shallow stretch of water on the outskirts of the Beninois capital ...
Ganvie was founded by the Tofinu tribe, a population of West Africans skilled in fishing, who was known as "watermen" and lived on the coast of Benin before the 17th century. They moved their ...
Typed index card reads, "R 2 Dah. Dahomey, near Ganvie. Sail boat on Lake Nokwe. Feb.-Mar. 1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-36, 36A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by ...
20:40, Fri, May 16, 2025 Updated: 20:40, Fri, May 16, 2025 Often called the 'Venice of Africa', Ganvie is a stunning lake village in the south of Benin and the largest lakeside village in the entirety ...
Typed index card reads, "R 2 Dah. Dahomey, near Ganvie. Sail boat on Lake Nokwe. Feb.-Mar. 1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-36, 34A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by ...
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