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Ganvie is a lake village in Benin, Africa, lying in Lake Nokoué, near Cotonou. With a population of around 20,000 people, it is probably the largest lake village in Africa and is very popular with tourists.

Ganvie
Village
Ganvie
Location in Benin
Coordinates: 6°28′N 2°25′E
Country Benin
DepartmentAtlantique Department
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

The village was created in the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries by the Tofinu people who took to the lake to avoid Fon warriors who were taking people hostage to sell them to European enslavers. Making the shallow waters and islands of Lake Nokoue a haven, the Ganvie villagers are often referred to as "water men"[1] and the area itself is often called the "Venice of Africa."[2]

Originally based on farming, the village's main industries other than tourism are now fishing and fish farming. The only means of transportation to and from the village is through wooden boats.[3]

The village was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 31, 1996 in the Cultural category.[4]




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  1. Spedini, Gabriella; Fuciarelli, Maria; Rickards, Olaga (June 1980). "Blood polymorphism frequencies in the Tofinu, the "Water Men" of Southern Benin". Anthropologischer Anzeiger. 38 (2): 121–130. PMID 7425589.
  2. "Ganvie, Benin - Unique Places Around the World". WorldAtlas. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. "Ganvie, Benin - Unique Places Around the World". WorldAtlas. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. "Site Lacustre de Ganvié - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-12-26.


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[de] Ganvié

Ganvié ist ein Pfahlbautendorf in Benin. Es liegt im Nokoué-See nördlich von Cotonou und ist mit rund 20.000 Einwohnern das vermutlich größte auf einem See errichtete Dorf Afrikas. Die Haupteinnahmequellen der Bevölkerung sind Fischzucht in der Lagune sowie Tourismus.
- [en] Ganvie

[ru] Ганвье

Ганвье[2][3], или Ганвие[4] (фр. Ganvié) — деревня, расположенная на озере Нокуэ, в часе езды от неофициальной столицы Бенина Котону. Также именуется «африканской Венецией». В 1996 году номинирована на включение в список всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО.


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