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Digital Heritage Gallery · Land & Water

Land & Water

Rivers, creeks, forests and the places that shape Benin culture.

About this collection

Held with consent and credit.

Place records that anchor culture to landscape: the rivers, creeks, farmland and sacred groves that shape practice. Entries link to the heritage atlas and to tourism zones where visits are hosted by the community.

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Rivers & Creeks

Waterways, canoes and fishing traditions filmed at first light.

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Farmland & Forest

Cultivation, harvest and forest use through the seasons.

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Sacred Groves

Protected places recorded only where custodians have agreed.

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Markets by the Water

Trade routes and riverside markets that carry culture between towns.

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