The Difference between Edo and Benin. I still can’t understand why my Edo brothers (not all) can’t come to terms with reality that IGBANKE is not Benin. Moreover, Benin is a geographical location and name of a city that ends before the Okhuae river by ikhuen. In fact, years back the city is not as large as it is now it was naturally and basically marked by the iya (moat) and we all know that places like Ugbekun in those days were not known as Benin city but a farming community. So, if places lik

From @benincity & @@roots.galleria From: @placesinthecity THE BENIN MOAT: the greatest wall of the ancient world. “IYA” as it is often called in Benin Language, served as a bastion and also afforded control of access to the capital which had nine gates that were shut at night. Advantageously situated, the Benin Moats were dug in such a manner that earthen banks provided outer walls that complemented deep ditches, the ditch formed an integral part of the intended barrier but was also a quarry for

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