Ganvie is Africa’s Largest City On Water – WODE MAYA (Video)
Facts About Ganvie
- Ganvie has a population of about 40,000 dwellers.
- The village is built in the middle of lake Nokoué.
- The village was created during the Slave Trade in the 18th Century.
- During the slave trade era, the local Topino tribe wanted to escape from the Slave raiders from the Dahomey Kingdom in Benin.
- The indigenous people captured by slave raiders sold the captives to Portuguese traders.
- But since the religion of the area forbade capturing people living on the water, the 18th-century indigents of the area decided to build their home on the river.
- This helped them to escape from slave raiders, who were forbidden by their religious beliefs to harm the Tofino people living on the Ganvie river.
- The Tofino people started making the shallow waters and islands of Lake Nokoue a haven that has become home to over 40,000 people and the African largest city on water.
- The Ganvie villagers are often referred to as “water men” and the area itself is often called the “Venice of Africa.”
- Originally based on farming, the village’s main industries other than tourism are now fishing and fish farming.
Ganvie is Africa’s Largest City On Water – WODE MAYA (Video)
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