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Parakou is a city in Northern Benin.
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An outdoor museum with traditional houses of the local Batanou people.
Serves generous portions of mainly African cuisine.
National highway RNIE 2, Benin's main highway, passes by here. It connects with Cotonou in the south, continuing towards the border with Niger.
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Ilorin/Ogbomosho · International · ILR
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